Mite is a small pest/insect. Might is another word for strength and/or power. You can have a mite, but not a might, and you can be mighty, but not mitey!
A homophone for "might" is "mite," which is a small, insignificant creature such as a tiny insect or a small child.
velvet mite
· Viceroy Butterfly
Mites have 8 eight legs. Mite belongs to Arachnid class, not Insect class which have 6 six legs.
Red spider mite
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.
A mite is a tiny insect of the arachnids family, usually found infesting animals, plants, and stored foods. It owns absolutely nothing, so is used to contrast its poverty with the wealth of a rich person.
Nope the adult insect has 6 legs, but mature mites have 8 legs, like "tiny Spiders". They are members of the arachnid family, the same family as spiders.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Eurytetranychus buxi.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Phytonemus pallidus.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Oligonychus bicolor.