Ticks and mites are insects belonging to Order Acarina. Ticks can be identified from spiders by having their head, thorax, and abdomen merged into a single area. The immature forms have three teams of legs, similar to mites, but they have four pairs of legs in the adult stage. By injecting toxins into the bloodstream or by transmitting illnesses that may not result in death, ticks can kill warm-blooded animals.

Mites are small creatures, 0.1-2.0 mm long, with unsegmented abdomens and four pairs of legs in the adult stage.Through spiracles or other tiny breathing holes, they breathe through the surfaces of their bodies. When it comes to predatory, parasitic, and sap-eating mites, mouthparts may be piercing and sucking. Mites that consume grains and other food items have a modified form of mandibulate mouthpart. Fungi, which prefer damp environments like the mites themselves, are a common food source for many mites with mandibulate mouthparts.