### animal | arthropod:

Mite
* All mites are very tiny and almost microscopic.
* Many mites are parasitic on other arthropods, on mollusks, or on vertebrates
  - feeding give the needle a stippled or rusted appearance
  - have complex symbiotic associations with the larger organisms on which they live
  - possess extremely intricate life styles in close association with plant and animal hosts
* Most mites adapt to environments
  - host plants
  - novel host plants
* Most mites are beneficial, feeding on microorganisms or on other small animals
  - difficult to see clearly without magnification
  - external parasites, particularly in larval stages
  - harmless predators of insects, or feeders on decaying plant material
  - minute free-living or parasitic arthropods in terrestrial or aquatic environments
  - round or oval in shape with head, thorax, and abdo- men fused
  - carry pathogen
* Most mites cause ear irritation
  - medical problems
  - respiratory problems
  - drink blood
  - eat plants or other insects
* Most mites feed on birds
  - crop weeds
  - dead skin
  - foliage
  - shed skin
  - substances
* Most mites go through life stages
  - major life stages
  - grasp prey
* Most mites have diets
  - hide in cracks
  - inhabit the superficial portion of the skin, leading to thickening and flaking
  - invade structures
* Most mites live in follicles
  - hair follicles
  - on surfaces
* Most mites pass through larval stages
  - prefer dry conditions
  - suck blood
  - survive on diets
* Most mites thrive in conditions
* Most mites undergo incomplete metamorphosis
* Some mites are beneficial because they feed on plant mites
  - predators that eat other mites
  - free-living scavengers or predators
  - predominately found on or in the ears, others commonly affect the elbows or feet
  - so well hidden that even with a microscope, they elude detection
  - become adults
  - belong to families
* Some mites burrow into skin
  - the skin and cause a condition called scabies
  - carry viruses
* Some mites cause anemia
  - damage
  - diseases
  - extensive damage
  - infection
  - injuries
  - intense itching, while others cause hair loss
  - serious diseases
  - skin infection
  - consume blood
  - destroy gardens
* Some mites develop feed habits
  - die within weeks
* Some mites eat detrituses
  - fungi
* Some mites feed on bees
  - fluid
  - sides
  - springtails
  - tissue fluid
* Some mites go into hibernation
  - summer hibernation
  - through phases
  - harbor diseases like the red spider
* Some mites have antennas
  - areas
  - expectancy
  - eyes, but many are blind
  - life expectancy
  - needles
  - no heart at all
  - hitch a ride on other arthropods
  - infect dogs
* Some mites invade homes
* Some mites kill canaries
  - larvae
  - wort plants
  - leave burrows
* Some mites live entirely in the water, and many are parasitic on insects
  - for months
* Some mites live in bedrooms
  - colonies
  - curtains
  - grass
  - green grass
  - towels
  - on or in insects
* Some mites prefer environments
  - humid environments
  - produce substances
  - spin silken thread
* Some mites survive months
  - several months
  - years
  - thrive in environments
* Some mites transmit bacteria
  - travel up to cms
* also can be parasitic on warm-blooded animals, including humans
  - form fine webs on the undersides of leaves where they feed
  - hate baths
  - infest grain products
  - love heat and reproduce much more slowly in cool temperatures
  - move into soybean fields as grain and other crops mature
  - suck plant juices
* are a common inhabitant of the bee colony
  - diverse group of animals
  - frequent topic of discussion on the Internet forums
  - lot like ticks
* are a member of the arachnid family that includes spiders, chiggers, and ticks
  - family, which includes spiders, chiggers, and ticks
  - serious problem in Western Australian pastures
  - sign of poor environmental conditions
  - tiny, almost invisible parasite that can infest a hedgehog's quills and skin
  - very important part of the animal kingdom
* are almost microscopic and best seen with a hand lens or magnifying glass
  - transparent to cream in color with two dark spots on a side
* are also in carpeting and furniture
  - parasites that cause dogs to scratch
  - subject to fungal disease
  - among the most diverse and successful of all the invertebrate groups
  - an external parasite and can cause systemic illness
  - another type
* are arachnids that can be either beneficial or a pest, depending on the species
  - live on the outer surfaces of plants and animals
* are arachnids, like spider and scorpions, and are closely related to ticks
  - so they have eight legs
  - aracnids
  - arthropods, just like spiders
  - both destructive and beneficial
  - capable of explosive population growth
* are common ectoparasites of many animals, including humans, mice, and herps
  - on citrus, crotons, avocados, copperleaf and mango
  - parasites on all kinds of arthropods, including many insect and spider species
  - delicate and susceptible to dehydration
  - difficult to control
  - eight legged tiny creatures related to other arachnids like spiders
  - eight-legged parasites that live in and around cats' ears
  - everywhere people breed birds
* are external parasites that can be easily treated with the right care
  - infest a variety of reptiles
* are extremely difficult to treat
  - resistant to even the harshest disinfectants
  - small and can barely be seen without a magnifying lens
  - found in burrows in the skin
* are generally an indication of either poor hygiene or poorly controlled environmental factors
  - too small to be seen without a magnifying glass
  - very troublesome storage pests, because they are so small and hard to see
* are hard to detect and look like small dots on the backside of the leaves
  - find
  - harder to eradicate
  - hot weather pests that thrive on the dusty undersides of leaves
  - however, known to be susceptible to a range of fungi and bacteria
  - hugely important in a wide range of areas, from agriculture to forensics
  - less likely to develop resistance to oil than to other insecticides
* are located in beds
  - carpets
  - rugs
* are microscopic and they cause ear disease and skin irritation
  - parasites found in the air and on all surfaces
  - microscopic, spider-like organisms that live within the outer layers of the skin
  - minute arachnids requiring magnification for identification
* are more closely related to spiders than to insects
  - ticks and spiders than to insects
  - difficult to kill
* are most active in the winter months
  - damaging during the summer months since they favor hot, dry weather
  - frequently ectoparasites of the skin, mucous membranes and feathers
  - visible and active on overcast or cloudy days
  - much more active than ticks, and appear to be tiny, moving specks
  - often a problem in the home because of low humidity and warm temperatures
* are one of the major indoor triggers for people with allergies and asthma
  - most species-rich groups of arthropods that inhabit pitchers
  - oldest of all land animals
  - type of microscopic animal that can live on our bodies
  - only aquatic arachnids
  - parasitic pests, much like lice, which infest sparrows
  - pinhead-sized, blood sucking arthropods closely related to ticks
  - primitive creatures that have no developed respiratory system and no eyes
* are reddish brown and stand out against the white baby drone
  - in color and uniformly shaped
  - sensitive to the reproductive cycle of the female dog
* are small and are thus difficult to identify
  - difficult to see with the naked eye
* are small blood sucking ecto parasites, which are irritating to snakes
  - ectoparasites, which are irritating to snakes
  - parasites that attach themselves to the adults and young and feed on blood
  - spiders that attack the undersides of the leaves, new growth, and flowers
* are so small that they're almost impossible to see without a magnifying glass
  - tiny that they pass through the vacuum cleaner bag
  - teeny-tiny white bugs and are difficult to see without a magnifying glass or earscope
* are the most common
  - frequent pest on marigolds especially during hot weather
  - only other group that bears comparison
  - root cause of scabies
  - second most common invertebrate found in compost
  - smallest chelicerates
  - therefore dependent on the mutualistic interaction between birds and plants
* are tiny and sometimes microscopic parasites that can reside on humans and animals
  - arthropods, related to ticks
  - eight-legged animals that are closely related to ticks
  - little bugs that burrow in the skin
  - parasites that infect many animals, including rabbits
  - relatives of spiders
* are tiny, and difficult to see with the unaided eye
  - sap-feeding arachnids that are difficult to see with the naked eye
  - spiderlike creatures that are typically found on the underside of leaves
  - too small for the human eye to notice, but their dropping leave a white film on reptiles
* are too small to detect, but symptoms include frantic scratching, biting, and chewing
  - see but are equally common
  - truly ubiquitous
  - usually more of a problem in hot dry climates or seasons
  - very difficult to control
* are very small and are hard to see without a magnifying glass
  - usually feed on the undersides of leaves
  - susceptible to environmental conditions, particularly temperature and rainfall
  - tine arthropods which occasionally infest structures and bite people
  - tiny arthropods closely related to insects
  - whitish and about the size of a pinhead
  - wingless and usually pale yellow to red in color
* attack almost all trees and shrubs.
* begin laying overwintering eggs on twigs as summer ends.
* begin to feed and oviposit as buds swell in the spring
  - at the base of the tiny new needles at the tip of the expanding bud
* belong to the arachnid group.
* bite occupants.
* burrow immediately after transmission but time to skin lesions is very variable
  - into feathers
* burrow into the skin or hair follicles, some burrowing deeper than others
  - within one hour of transfer
  - stratum corneum of the skin, depositing faeces as they burrow
* can affect a plant by fading color and brown growing tips
  - all animals including hamsters
  - and often do kill plants over time
* can be a problem during hot weather
  - in our climate
  - when the plants are grown indoors and out
  - vector for the spread of diseases
  - even harder to see
  - hard to get rid of due to the number of hiding places available in the habitat
  - particularly difficult to eradicate
  - build up at different times in different blocks or years
* can cause allergies in people
  - injury when plants are in full sun and get dried out
  - severe foliage damage to plants
  - complete their life cycle in five to eight days depending on temperature
  - easily spread between members of a family
  - injure tomatoes, beans, muskmelons, watermelons, and sweet corn
* can live as parasites on other animals such as cats, birds, etc
  - for awhile in clothing and other items such as bedding and towels
  - on body parts where ever there is hair roots and sebaceous glands
  - reside very deep in the ear canals
  - serve as vectors for disease
* can survive off the body for up to five days
  - vacuuming because they stick to surfaces
  - the wheat streak mosaic virus
* cause a bronzed or stippled appearance on the foliage, especially in hot weather
  - fading of green leaf color, making the leaves look dusty or yellowed
  - bronzing of the foliage and loss of green color
  - deformation of flowers and leaves
  - great economic losses in stored grain, other food and organic products
  - leaf discoloration
  - loss of green leaf color
  - mange
  - mottling of the leaves and eventually drying of the foliage
  - older needles to become yellowed or stippled
  - paling of the leaves
  - speckling and yellowing of the leaves
* cause the leaves to be grayish
  - spotted and dried out
  - fade from green to yellow
  - lose their good green color
  - turn yellow and have a dusty appearance
  - plants to lose their good green color and appear stippled
  - yellowed foliage
* cause yellowing and speckling of the foliage
* causes damage to foliage and in some cases to fruit.
* depend on atmospheric moisture and human dander for survival.
* destroy leaflet tissue by their feeding, causing leaflets to have a scorched appearance.
* develop on the bee brood.
* discolor the leaves.
* drop from their host after each blood meal and can survive several days without feeding.
* eat particles of skin and dander, so they thrive in places where there are people.
* even invade the internal organs of humans, other vertebrates and invertebrates.
* feed along the midrib, causing the leaves to fold or twist upward to form the gall
  - by piercing tissue with their mouthparts and extracting cell contents
* feed by sucking on the underside of leaves and often spin fine webs between leaves and limbs
  - sap from the plant
  - externally on conifer tree needles
  - off the blood of the ears of cats
  - cloudy days or at night
* feed on dead skin but their faeces are highly allergenic
  - host pulmonary epithelial cells, erythrocytes and lymph
  - mango leaves, flowers and young fruits
  - needle sap and cause a small white or yellow spot at the feeding site
* feed on shed human skin, and the bedroom is most often where they make their home
* feed on the body fluids of the bee from the inside of the trachea and can be very numerous
  - undersides of young leaves
  - only in daylight
  - primarily on the undersides of leaves, out of sight and away from direct sunlight
  - year-round in greenhouses
* feed, multiply, and produce more fecal matter at higher RHs than at lower ones.
* feeding near the leaf margins causes the leaves to curl upward and toward the midvein.
* feeding on leaves cause injury to the tree by removing leaf tissue
  - the interior of the bud cause it to become distorted
* frequently pass between plants by crawling or ballooning from one plant to another.
* go through a larval and nymph stage before becoming adults
* hatching from the eggs soon begin to wander about, feeding and laying eggs.
* have a six legged nymph stage and an eight legged adult stage
  - an average lifespan of three months but in that short time span they set to work fast
* have only one body part
  - noticeable body region
  - similar effects, except they turn leaves and fruits rusty-brown
  - two or four eyes depending on type or species
* help to keep fly larvae reduced in numbers.
* includes brains
  - carapaces
  - cell membranes
  - cytoplasm
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - shells
  - skulls
  - thoraxes
  - vacuoles
* increase rapidly because conditions under the scab are ideal for their development.
* infect humans.
* infest follicles
* infest human follicles
* inhabit surfaces.
* is an amount
* lack chewing mouth parts, but use chelicerae to suck out cell contents.
* leave foliage speckled and yellow
  - the tracheae after the death of the bee
* like to live in box springs, mattresses, pillows, and carpets.
* live in carpet, bedding, etc., and consume skin particles from humans
  - the warm space between a rug and concrete
* live on surfaces
  - the skin of the birds
  - permanently on humans and animals
  - routinely in the ear canal
* living within galls are much more difficult to control.
* love citrus plants but hate high humidity.
* move into cotton from border vegetation, often after mowing
  - to the emerging wheat by wind
* multiply rapidly during hot dry weather.
* obtain water from air to survive.
* occupy a wide range of ecological niches.
* occur under the dead body in the soil, during the later stages of decay.
* often infest chestnut leaves, causing a rusty brown appearance
  - make a very fine webbing, while slugs leave slime trails
  - reach damaging numbers during the winter months
* only become a problem when their populations explode
  - live on the host
* peak in the winter and spring months.
* penetrate leaf surfaces with their sharp, slender mouthparts and remove cell contents.
* penetrate the breathing tube walls with their mouthparts and feed on blood
  - tubes with their mouthparts and feed on blood
* pierce the skin to feed on tissue fluids.
* prefer adult bees less than four days old
  - the ears, elbows, hocks, and face
  - warm, moist surroundings such as the inside of a mattress when someone is on it
* prey on insects
  - upon nematodes
* primarily feed on lower leaf surfaces.
* proliferate in hot, dry weather.
* reach maturity very quickly and live for one or two weeks.
* reproduce within the tracheae, generally increasing in number as bees age.
* require honey bees to survive.
* seem to be deterred by sunlight reflecting off aluminum foil onto the underside of leaves.
* sometimes come in via wood shavings and require treatment.
* spin very fine webs over the places where they are feeding.
* strike most often when the air is hot and dry.
* stunt the new growth and discolor the foliage.
  - out plant juices and cause leaves to become mottled and eventually drop
* suck plant juices and leave foliage speckled and yellow
  - juices, causing whitish or yellowish speckled areas on tops of leaves
* tend to be more of a problem during hot, dry periods
  - problem in areas with high amounts of dust
  - build up around field margins during hot, dry weather
* thrive in any humid place in the home
* thrive on dead human skin cells in bedding, carpeting and upholstery
* transmit Asiatic scrub typhus to humans.
* travel around within houses and between houses very easily.
* typically have two body segments, four pairs of legs and an exoskeleton.
* typically live in colonies and produce a thin web on lower leaf surfaces
  - producing a thin web on lower leaf surfaces
* usually feed on the bird at night and retreat to cage corners and seams during the day.
* vary greatly in appearance and habits.
* vary in color from white and pale yellow, gray or green to brilliant red or orange
  - yellowish, greenish, orange to reddish or red