The life cycle of a water mite By: Quintin Bishop

Eggs Water mites go through four stages of life: egg, larva, nymph, adult. When a vernal pool fills with water the larva hatch out of the eggs. Each water mite needs to find a water boatman to parasitize.

larva The larva will cling to the water boatman until the larva is fully grown. Then it drops off the water boatman and becomes a nymph. The larva will cling to the water boatman until the larva is fully grown. Then it drops off the water boatman and becomes a nymph.

Nymph The nymph is a predator that swims in the vernal pool. When the nymph is ready to become an adult it sticks to an underwater plant and becomes an adult. This water mite is probably the biggest in the world. some water mites are about the size of a period most even smaller. The nymph is a predator that swims in the vernal pool. When the nymph is ready to become an adult it sticks to an underwater plant and becomes an adult. This water mite is probably the biggest in the world. some water mites are about the size of a period most even smaller.

Adult After finding a boy water mite the girl water mite makes a jellyish glob of eggs then she attaches them to a plant. Then she dies. The eggs stay there as the water dries up. The new water mites are made to survive the hot summers. After finding a boy water mite the girl water mite makes a jellyish glob of eggs then she attaches them to a plant. Then she dies. The eggs stay there as the water dries up. The new water mites are made to survive the hot summers.

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