Water mites

Mites are small arthropods belonging to the class Arachnida, characterized by a compact, minimally segmented body and four pairs of legs in their adult stage. Their size varies significantly, ranging from microscopic forms as small as 0.08 mm to visible species that reach up to 20 mm in some ticks. They exhibit an extraordinarily wide ecological distribution, colonizing terrestrial, aquatic, soil-based, epiphytic, marine, and even parasitic ecosystems making them one of the most adaptable and successful groups of arachnids on the planet.