Video 1.mp4 (2.25 MB)
Video of fighter bulb mite male (Rhizoglyphus robini) feeding off living (or at least moving) female
Download (2.25 MB) This item is shared privately
media
modified on 2019-04-01, 13:47 Adult fighter male Rhizolgyphus robini (right-top, shown laterally, gnathosoma (‘head’) facing the bottom of the screen) feeding off a conspecific adult female (left-bottom, shown ventrally, gnathosoma facing left). Note that the female still shows signs of life while being fed on by the male.
