Bee mites. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bee mites on the body of a bee. Some bee mite species feed by cutting into the surface membr

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Bee mites. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bee mites on the body of a bee. Some bee mite species feed by cutting into the surface membranes of the bee. Mites are arachnids (8- legged) and are hence related to ticks and spiders. In large numbers they can devastate colonies of bees, which is of particular concern since bees are often agriculturally very important: as both pollinators and honey producers.

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Keywords: animal, arachnid, arachnida, bee, biological, biology, coloured, false-colour, false-coloured, fauna, hair, hairs, harmful, infestation, infested, invertebrates, mite, mites, nature, parasite, parasites, parasitic, pest, quartet, sem, wildlife, zoological, zoology