Velvet Mite Velvet Mite Velvet Mite, <1/8" Along Side a Thyme Leaf Can a mite be beautiful?  This is a true arachnid, the Trombidium sp. Red Velvet Mite in the family Trombidiidae.  A predator at this stage of the game usually less then 1/8 inch long, it lives the first part of its live as an ecto-parasite (clinging...