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Order - Acari

(Ticks and Mites)

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Acari is the order of arachnids that contains mites and ticks. Mites are the most diverse and abundant of all arachnids, but because of their small size they are rarely seen. Many mites have symbiotic relationships with the larger organisms on which they live. Ticks are a type of mite.

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