Tyrophagus casei cheese mite

Scanning electron microscope image of a cheese mite x 170 These creatures are generally considered to be a pest however they are added to Altenburger cheese to give it flavour Artificially coloured on computer

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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: animal, arachnid, arthropod, casei, cheese, electron, microscope, mite, pest, scanning, sem, tyrophagus