When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

A chance observation of an unusual spider led scientists to identify a new parasitic mite species in Brazil. While sorting ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild, in partnership with Minnesota Hockey, today announced it will host the ninth annual Mite Jamboree on Sunday, February 22 at Grand Casino Arena. Boys and girls ...

From the tea we drink, to the water we swim in, to the beds we sleep upon, millions of minuscule mites share our wide world. Mites are arachnids, much like spiders and scorpions, and the microscopic ...

Mites are small arachnids that may might humans. People may not realize they have come in contact with mites until they develop itchy, red, or discolored bumps that resemble bites. The term “mites” ...

While the great cicada emergence of 2024 may have ended, there's one lingering impact that some in the Chicago area might notice: mites, some of which can lead to an itchy rash for those who are ...

While, to many, fall is as good a season as any other, it can be the worst for those who are prone to oak leaf itch mites. These are commonly known to feed on larvae of an oak gall midge (fly) that ...

More than a year after varroa mite was first detected in Australia at the Port of Newcastle, the deadly bee parasite is still on the move, reaching new parts of New South Wales in recent weeks. With ...

There are repeat candidates, such as the endangered Canterbury knobbled weevil ( Hadramphus tuberculatus ), as well as new ...

In the animal kingdom, people tend to think of the cheetah as the fastest creature around. But, when speed is measured relative to body size, there are several faster creatures—all of them arthropods.