Wikijunior:Bugs/Mite

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Contents 1 What does it look like? 2 Where does it live? 3 What does it eat? 4 How does it defend itself? 5 What stages of metamorphosis does it go through? 6 What special behavior does it exhibit? 7 How does this bug affect people? 8 References

[edit] What does it look like?

There are different types of mites but overall mites are very small oval shaped insects with eight legs.

[edit] Where does it live?

Mites live in various places in mosses, on the top soil, and on other animals.

[edit] What does it eat?

Mites eat plants and animal matter.

[edit] How does it defend itself?

[edit] What stages of metamorphosis does it go through?

It starts out as an egg and moves on to larva, nymph, and adult.

[edit] What special behavior does it exhibit?

[edit] How does this bug affect people?

Mites give people diseases through biting.

[edit] References