Velvet mite and others

davholla

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spider mite from the allotment, The real size is 2.13 mm, magnification is 2.8.
I think this is a predator and doesn't harm plants

IMG_8596_Red_Spider_Mitev2 by davholla2002, on Flickr
Springtail from the garden. Dicyrtomina ornata Springtail.
The real size is 1.78 mm, magnification is 4.619
IMG_8536_Springtailv2 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Woodlouse, from the garden.
The real size is 7.63 mm, magnification is 1.68
IMG_8530_Woodlousev2 by davholla2002, on Flickr

From July 2018
IMG_2021_Damselflyv2 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Bee Keston Common maybe Sphecodes

IMG_2026_Beev2 by davholla2002, on Flickr
 
Nice set, my favorite is the wood louse. Is that the same insect that's affectionately called the "roly-poly"?
 
Nice set, my favorite is the wood louse. Is that the same insect that's affectionately called the "roly-poly"?
Yes it can be although some millipedes are also able to do that. It is not actually an insect but a crustacean - more closely related to crabs than beetles.
 

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