News Animals Mighty mites Turns out, mites are more than parasites for their host wasps, who use them as bodyguards. By Rachel Ehrenberg July 1, 2008 at 7:01 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Some parents go to extremes to protect their family — even packing heat. They ought to consider packing mites. HIDDEN STING A species of potter wasps carries mites on its body (the wasp body is black, the mites are yellow).
