Mite is the common name for various minute (often microscopic) arachnids (class Arachnida) in the subclass Acarina (or Acari), a taxon of arthropods (phylum Arthropoda) that contains ticks as well. While arachnids are characterized by four pairs of segmented walking legs and a body divided into two regions, the cephalothorax and the abdomen ... More @Wikipedia
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