Roland Seitre / Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) genital area with parasitic tics. Captive. Medellin Zoo, Antioquia, Colombia.

Simon Colmer / Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) an external parasitic mite to Honey bee (Apis mellifera) Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) an external parasitic mite to Honey bee (Apis mellifera) Sussex, UK

Christian Ziegler / Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) with pseudoscorpion and an abundance of red mites, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) infested with Honeybee Mites (Varroa destructor), the most devestating pest to honeybees worldwide.

Mark Moffett / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) group infested with Honeybee Mites (Varroa destructor), the most devestating pest to honeybees worldwide.

Nick Upton / White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) queen infested with parasitic mites (Parasitellus fucorum) feeding on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowerhead. Cornwall, UK, April.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) an external parasitic mite that attacks honey bees.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) an external parasitic mite that attacks honey bees

James Christensen / True Weevil (Curculionidae) carrying many mites, Panama

Duncan Mcewan / Parasitic mites on fly (Diptera), Scotland, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / White tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum) queen infested with phoretic deutonymphs of the mite {Parasitellus fucorum} UK