File:Slaty Skimmer dragonfly (Libellula incesta) female with tiny ectoparasitic water mite larvae attached near the end of her abdomen.jpg

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English: Water mites (Hydrachnidia) rely on hosts such as dragonflies and damselflies to disperse them to other areas of water. The mites are transported in their larval stage of development and can complete the other stages of their development after arriving in a new aquatic location. Although the ectoparasitic mites travel on the outside of the host body, they still can damage the host's body.
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Image captured in a garden in Boston, MA, about 1 km from the nearest open water area that might be used for oviposition.

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