Mites are essentially ubiquitous.
That is, they can be found almost everywhere on land, in fresh water, and even in the seas.
They live high in the Arctic and are among the few arthropods that can be found in Antarctica; they occur on tidal flats and sandy beaches of the seas; and they occupy almost every other habitat imaginable, far too many to list here.
Among the arachnids, only mites feed on plants or live as parasites in or on the bodies of other animals.
They live in the soil and up to the tops of trees, in galls that they form on plants, in birds’ nests, and in or on the bodies of insects, reptiles, birds, mammals, and other animals.
Mites live in dried fruits, cheese, and other stored foods.
They live in the dust in our homes and even in beds and upholstered couches and chairs, their food the dander from human bodies.
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