Anystid mite? - Crop

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Anystid mite (ANYSTIDAE) Whirligig Mite

 

Heavily cropped due to the minute size of the subject.

 

This little guy was fast and very hard to get a fix on. He was also TINY, see my other photo to get a true sense of scale.

 

If I have classified this insect incorrectly please tell me!

 

 

The Gear

--> Nikon D90

--> Nikon AF 50MM F1.8D lens

--> PK-13 extension tube (so full manual exposure and focusing)

--> Nissin R50A Ring Lite (modified to fit into cokin filter holder - unless someone out there has a 53mm-->52mm step-down ring...)

--> pc-sync cable to hotshoe mounted SB-15 (no batteries, just to fire the ring lite)

Done