The nests of most species of birds are occupied by mites.
Some of these mites are a benign presence, scavengers that eat only organic debris in the nest, but others are parasites that suck blood from the occupants of the nest.
The nest of a starling may harbor as many as 80,000 tiny, blood-sucking mites.
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