Please ID me.....

bokgrasul

Arachnosquire
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Hi!
I just been into the forest today, and I found this weird looking bugs ...
They're completely red, ...ferrari red and small . Legspan of the biggest one is 3-4 millimeters.
The forest isn't yet green and alive, everything was grey ...so this red bugs, were quite visible, despite to their small size.
I found them especialy on the trees, on the bark. But I found some also on the fallen leaves on the ground .
They look like .....spiders or more like ...a tick. BUt they are very fragile. Their abdomen is easy to crack it open. And they love humidity. This one in the picture , stoped when found a drop of water on the paper I put him, and looked like drinking.
I have like...20-25 , and made them a small terarium with cork from those trees, moss and small branches. They look quite happy, but I am curios what are they ?
What do they eat ?
I'll get back tomorow with more pics
 

Widowman10

Arachno WIDOW
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i was thinking velvet mite from the first picture. could be wrong, but that was my first thought.
 
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