The term comes from Mark 12 and luke 21, which record the story of a widow giving all that she had - two mites - as an offering to God. The mite was 1/128 of a denarius, and a denarius was a day's pay for a common laborer. As much as someone is willing to pay for it.
A mite would roughly be a days earning in those days.
it is around $30 to $100 depending on its shape
It was not a button it was a "mite" (a small coin) - the "widows mite". Mark 12:41-44 Luke 21:1-4
obedient
Elizabeth Hincks has written: 'The poor widows mite, cast into the Lord's treasury' -- subject(s): Society of Friends
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.
The "itch mite" is the parasite that causes the condition called "scabies".
A mite was a small copper coin that was worth about half a cent in biblical times. It was the smallest denomination at that time and was typically used by the poor for basic transactions.
If 1 died then they mite carry on or not. if they did it would still be called the same but they mite split up if 1 dies or quit its up to them
scabies
No, a mite is not a consumer.
Bees have been stricken by a mite called Varroa Destructor. Beekeepers treat their bees with various methods to combat the mite but bees living in the wild get no help in their battle against the mite - consequently they often succumb.