280REM Report post Posted July 7, 2014 What is this, looks like a spider with a shell in its back....they were everywhere! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZkiller Report post Posted July 7, 2014 Its a bug, smash it and carry on. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted July 7, 2014 Red velvet mite. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ctafoya Report post Posted July 7, 2014 choot em!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az_shooter Report post Posted July 7, 2014 I've seen those my whole life, they only come out during the monsoons though, I use to spend all day collecting them in a jar when I was a kid and then after a few hours of picking them up I would get bored and dump them all out and go do something else. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted July 7, 2014 Red velvet mite. Yup, they eat termites and ants. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted July 7, 2014 They are cool bugs.....they do seem to come out when the monsoons start. I think they look like engorged red ticks! Some more info on them: http://www.tightloop.com/ants/dinspp.htm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted July 9, 2014 Red Velvet Mite Here is one I got a photo of a few weeks ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted July 9, 2014 WOW great detail. What was your setup? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanhornsky Report post Posted July 9, 2014 Wow I have never seen anything like that! Interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted July 9, 2014 That's an ant carrying a fruit snack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Stew Report post Posted July 9, 2014 Looks like trout bait to me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted July 10, 2014 Panasonic Lumix FZ100, Macro setting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
