How do you get mites

[bhoeschcod]

Anyone else?

 

[Scythemantis]

mites feed on flesh/blood

Er...that's quite a generalization, to put it very, very mildly. Mites are found in every terrestrial or freshwater niche in the ecosystem, with species that feed on every form of organic matter in the world. The majority are decomposers that live off vegetation, fungi, algae, soil, wood, etc.

 

[calum]

thank you for the info.

I know Acari are a very diverse group, but the species he is most likely to get using the method I described feed on decaying flesh, etc.

 

[bhoeschcod]

Man i thought mites were "mites"

 

[calum]

thats just a common name, the whole family (including ticks) is called Acarina, or acari. they are a taxon of the arachnid class, along with spiders, scorpions, etc.

 

[bhoeschcod]

Oh okay thanks.

 

[codykrr]

well i will mail you some grain mites under one condition.....tell me how to lure them off of my scorpion! i have a few pics on my pic link you can see, but first tell me if there even truely grain mites...if you dont want them(free of charge) i would like to find a company who sells predetory mites to rid my poor scorp off these things.

 

[bhoeschcod]

Well my teacher would like me to actually try to attract them[its a "what attracts mites"thats what the experiment is called] i have in till may so yeah
i dont need any i wanna get em my self but if you ask around here im sure better people can help you

 

[GiantVinegaroon]

Well my teacher would like me to actually try to attract them[its a "what attracts mites"thats what the experiment is called] i have in till may so yeah
i dont need any i wanna get em my self but if you ask around here im sure better people can help you

Dude, if you're just doing a project on what attracts mites, use dust mites. Collect some dust and BAM. You got some. Makes your life ten times easier, especially with a microscope. OR you can pry some bark off some dead wood right now and find those little red mites too.