In a Desert, Manners Maketh Mites: A New and Unusual Type of Microbivory
By Samuel Bolton For any small arthropod, the topsoil and litter layers are a veritable jungle — a morass of predators, pathogens, and meals. There are two basic strategies for […]
Different Modes of Locomotion Discovered in Worm-like Mites
By Samuel Bolton What does your esophagus have in common with a type of mite with an extremely elongated body? The answer is, both of them employ a peristaltic mode […]
New Species of Bizarre, Worm-like Mite Discovered on Ohio State University Campus
By Samuel Bolton I recently had the good fortune of discovering a new species of mite that looks bizarre enough to be no less suitable for science fiction than science […]