Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: spider mites? , 1 by sunnyg

sunnyg wrote:
Carmen, thank you so much for responding! I went out and looked at them again, and they appear to be shiny rather than velvety, but they move around so quickly that it’s hard for me to be certain. Here is a blown up section of the pic of the mite feeding on another insect. It’s blurry, but the mite does indeed seem to be eating the insect. I am quite relieved to learn that they are predatory mites, and I will now just enjoy them in the garden. Thank you again for pointing me in the right direction.