Mites are arachnids, not insects.
Mite is a small pest/insect. Might is another word for strength and/or power. You can have a mite, but not a might, and you can be mighty, but not mitey!
A homophone for "might" is "mite," which is a small, insignificant creature such as a tiny insect or a small child.
velvet mite
· Viceroy Butterfly
Mites have 8 eight legs. Mite belongs to Arachnid class, not Insect class which have 6 six legs.
Red spider mite
Mite means: a small insect, also a small English copper coin from Old English. I have some small red spots on my legs, I think I've been bitten by a mite.
A mite is a tiny insect of the arachnids family, usually found infesting animals, plants, and stored foods. It owns absolutely nothing, so is used to contrast its poverty with the wealth of a rich person.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Eurytetranychus buxi.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Phytonemus pallidus.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Eriophyes tiliae.