Red Legged Earthmites Activity

The sound of red-legged earthmites running across the soil was a fearful sound for both Chelsea Chickpea and Billie Bean.

What are red-legged earthmites and what threat do they pose for crops and pastures?

• Check out the internet for information on these little creatures. (Hint: start with the Agriculture W.A. Entomology website.
• Download the picture we have provided. Use your coloured pencils, textas or paints to make your picture the same colours as a real red-legged earthmite (there is at least one coloured picture of a red-legged earthmite on the internet)

This is the picture you will get:

But don't save this one Download the bigger version, print it out and ask your teacher to photocopy it for the rest of the class.

Click here to get the bigger version

Quiz Question

Look at the number of body parts and number of legs on the red-legged earthmite.
It's definitely a little bug but is it an insect? Why or why not?

For some more information about Red Legged Earthmites click here