Mite

Mite

Scientific Name: Trombidium grandissimum Koch
Common Name: Mite, Arudra purugu (Telugu)
Distribution: Throughout India
Conservation Status: Not Extinct

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In Religion and Mythology​

The velvet mite is commonly believed to herald the rains.

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh consider it to be a messenger of the rain gods.

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