Mites are tiny bugs in the tick and spider family. They get blamed for a lot of mysterious itching or biting symptoms because they are so tiny and hard to spot. There are thousands of different ...

Trachymolgus purpureus. This brilliant purple hue is this mite’s actual color. Because there is no polite way to ask a mite to sit still for its portrait, Gary Bauchan often gives his tiny subjects a ...