Recent content by JinxieRuthie

I often try out different foods to see what they will eat, but I have never seen them munch on something quite like this before. Apparently, they LOVE dried apricots!

It is VERY possible the species may be incorrect. It's a pretty tiny specimen. Here are some microscopic shots of the mites. They are pretty neat, too.

This little guy apparently landed on my shirt last night when I took out the trash. My husband saw him clinging on when I came back inside. It goes to show that sometimes the bugs find you! Upon closer inspection, I noticed a couple of odd things. First, I think he has a mild case of phoretic...

These guys remind me so much of my little Brussels Griffon, Archimedes. He's a bearded version of a black pug!