# What mite this be

**URL:** https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-mite-this-be/3527
**Category:** Science and Technology
**Created:** [April 17, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-mite-this-be/3527 "2014-04-17T14:19:26Z")
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### Author: ![yosemitesam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7feea3/32.png) [@yosemitesam](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yosemitesam)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-mite-this-be/3527/1 "2014-04-17T14:19:26Z")

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> **[New Worm-Like Mite Features Extraordinary Upholstery](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/new-worm-like-mite-features-extraordinary-upholstery/)**
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> This bizarre structure is not from the prop shop of a science fiction movie, though it may well provide inspiration there. What might you guess this claw-like appendage is attached to?