Small animals
Water mites
Hydrachnidia
Round-bodied arachnids with eight legs, often bright red, swimming steadily through the water.
What to look for
- Round, unsegmented body; eight legs with swimming hairs.
- Often red, orange, green or blue.
- Swim continuously; larvae parasitise insects.
Size in the field
Visible to the naked eye.
Where to find it
Weedy ponds and lake margins.
Clips 0
No clip of this group is on the site yet. The description above is enough to check your own observation.