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I’ve been told they’re mites they can pick up from feeders and are supposedly harmless. They come off with each moult.

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Thanks! Here’s an orchid I used to have. It never stops hurting when they die but I just keep buying. 😊

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I love macro and close-up, even though my kit is fairly basic. Taking snaps of my critters is hard work but very rewarding. I try to stack snaps to get a greater depth of field in focus but it’s not always successful as the critters do like moving! Alex

Hi all, I bought this juvenile Madagascan marbled mantis recently. Are those mites on its head? If so, are they harmful? Could they spread to my other mantids and my spiders? I’ve not seen this before.

Hi, my name’s Alex and I’ve kept a variety of mantids over the years. I also have jumping spiders, tarantulas, a giant Madagascan hissing cockroach and a giant millipede. I also have a corn snake and a royal python. Macro photography is a passion of mine and mantids are the perfect subject