Mites in the compost bin? Help!

DogAndCat36

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I found round light brown mites with a little shade of red, about the size of a blunt pencil (sorry). They look to have 4 legs and are possibly hairless, the young are clearish yellow. I found some surrounding a fruit fly larvae but they did not seem to have their heads in it. What are they? Are they parasitic? Thank you.
 
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