Chiggers that bite you on your legs in the forest and drive you crazy are actually immature spiders. True b. False 8. Ticks and mites are both in Class Arachnida, Order Acari . True b. False Match the following words with the correct descriptions. Spider mites are true mites that feed on plants and produce webbing around where they feed .
Spider produce webs but do so to catch prey.
Spiders are in a different Order than mites. A parasite lives off of another organism, but usually doesn't kill it. Parasitoids are special term for insects that parasitize other insects and whose progeny do kill their prey. Ocelli are simple eyes that help the insect assess environmental conditions like photoperiod. This can be used for inducing or breaking diapause.