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

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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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Size: 5009px × 3339px
Location: Dorset, England, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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