Spider mite destroyer / Dot ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) feeding on Gorse spider mites (Tetranychus lintearius) on the silk tent they spin on Gorse.

• Contributor: Nick Upton / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2T4YC7B
• File size: 47.9 MB (2.7 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 5009 x 3339 px | 42.4 x 28.3 cm | 16.7 x 11.1 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 8 September 2023
• Location: Dorset, England, UK

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Spider mite destroyer / Dot ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) group feeding on Gorse spider mites (Tetranychus lintearius) as they gather in large numbers at the extremities of their silken tent on a Common gorse bush (Ulex europaeus), Dorset, UK, September.

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