#aeolothrips

every flower-loving arthropod has to coexist with said flower's ever-omnipresent thrips at some point, but in the case of this little halictid bee it really looks like the Aeolothrips on the left is her purse dog that she shares a home with

Aeolothrips spp.

A genus of thrips, mostly from the northern hemisphere, but some of found in the subtropics. They are mostly 1 mm long or smaller and feed on flowers, but some species are predators of mites.

Predaciously patroling the Pigface at Point Peron.

Aeolothrips prey on arthropods, including other thrips, but supplement their diet with plant protein. Adults and larvae are most often found on flowers, but some hunt ground mites.