Stefan F. Wirth<p>My <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>article</span></a> points to my upcoming nature <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a>, showing interesting <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biological</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/interactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactions</span></a> on a common <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/dandelion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dandelion</span></a> inflorescence. A <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/mite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mite</span></a> (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Parasitellus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parasitellus</span></a> sp.) appears to be attacking a <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Pyrausta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pyrausta</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/despicata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>despicata</span></a>), but in reality, this is merely a <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/mistake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mistake</span></a> by the mite, which is actually looking for a bee, presumably bumblebee, as a <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/phoretic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phoretic</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/host" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>host</span></a> for <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/dispersal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dispersal</span></a>. </p><p>©<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> Berlin 2025 </p><p>Reference</p><p>YouTube article S. F. Wirth (2025):<br><a href="http://youtube.com/post/UgkxP4oYFemnF7k6y-nbS89fXNeVq1h3xKh9?si=aJ8MiJJvpfPaYabn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/post/UgkxP4oYFemnF</span><span class="invisible">7k6y-nbS89fXNeVq1h3xKh9?si=aJ8MiJJvpfPaYabn</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photos</span></a><br> ©S.F. Wirth</p>