Originally posted by kyricom . . . Aslyfox, this is a Deer Mite. Very tiny, but I still don't think I want them crawling on me.
Originally posted by TER-OR A little mite. Everything has parasites - internal and external. Some don't do much damage, others are devastating in numbers. It might be worth uploading to Bug Guide, maybe they can put it in the right group.
yes, everything and every one
most are harmless or tolerated well, but those which are not can be real doozies
most people are happily unaware of the microscopic or near microscopic parasites we share the world with.
I note the number of legs - 8
is it classified as a spider then?
wiki which I use as a starting point only for any research if I consult it at all says:
" Mites are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari (also known as Acarina) and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.
Many species live in soil as decomposers; others are predatory or parasitic, these last including the commercially important Varroa mites of honeybees, and the scabies mite of humans.. . . Mites are among the most diverse and successful of all the invertebrate groups. They have exploited a wide array of habitats, and because of their small size (most are micro-animals), go largely unnoticed. Some live freely in the soil or water, but many others live as parasites on plants, animals, and some that feed on mold. Some 48,200 species of mites have been described. . . . "