Comments on: Strange insect encounter: Carrion Beetle with Mites

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By: Sean M Williams

Sean M Williams — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 22:02:08 +0000

I would watch these guys bury mice from the shed in my parents backyard in Colorado. I also constructed a trap for fly larvae with different levels and widths of screens. The flys seemed to become frustrated and would just drop their eggs above the mice, or if I was using a simple flank steak, that. I got off track, I only saw the mites a few times..

By: Alexander R Robinson

Alexander R Robinson — Thu, 26 May 2016 06:00:00 +0000

I just had a rather large nicrophorus sayi nearly divebomb me andnoticed a few mites on its back. I thought it mightbe itsoffspring at first but this blog cleared that up. Thanks!

By: Sorca

Sorca — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 23:01:58 +0000

…. and here was I thinking I had spotted something really unusual when I was out moth watching last night. Thanks everyone for all the information on these mites, truly fascinating.

By: Saimon

Saimon — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 21:50:34 +0000

This bug, it flew into my apartment…. I thought it was a hornet or a wasp…. Yeah, i killed it…. But then all the mites started running so i was grossed out…. And now i know it buries into dead animals…. I don’t want to be in my room anymore o_o

By: April

April — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:21:09 +0000

OMG! I found one of these at work about a week ago and was wondering what the heck was up with the beetles little passengers!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 02:44:19 +0000

I just found this post while looking for information on a strange experience I just had. A small fly/gnat was flying around me inside the house, so I smushed it on my shirt. Looking more closely at my shirt, I noticed two little mites that had survived the fly’s demise! They looked pretty similar to the picture at the top of this page. Could they be the same or similar mites? Unfortunately the best description I have of the fly is a black smudge. I suppose it could have been a drain fly.

By: Simon Coope

Simon Coope — Sun, 10 May 2015 16:51:53 +0000

Phoretic my spell checker aargh

By: Simon Coope

Simon Coope — Sun, 10 May 2015 16:46:46 +0000

You are right, I doubted you but you are right. They are phonetic mites that beneficialy ride along for a free lunch on dead prey. Lol

By: Simon Coope

Simon Coope — Sun, 10 May 2015 16:41:51 +0000

Now to check on carrion mites lol