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	HERCULES BEETLES Critter Files/Insects/Beetles/Hercules Beetles/Mites By Blake Newton University of Kentucky Department of Entomology

PREDATORY MITES:

Pictured above is a a mite next to a Hercules beetle egg.  These tiny mites burrow through the soil and feed on Hercules beetle eggs, and probably other arthropods and arthropod eggs as well.  When the mites are alive, they are very similar in color to Hercules beetle eggs.  They are only about 1 mm long, and the species has yet to be determined.

There are many kinds of mites that burrow into soil.  Read more about mites in the Mites & Ticks critter file. Photos By B. Wallin, Univerisity of Kentucky, 2003

Photos courtesy B. Wallin, R. Bessin, and B. Newton, University of Kentucky
The Kentucky Critter Files are maintained by Blake Newton, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky.
Contact: blaken@uky.edu