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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How big is a dust mite??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well males and females are a little different. but females are about 10microns+/-. but males just vary a little less. someone asked this question not so long ago. :p

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^^ thats about the size of a needle head. Your hair is 10 microns wide.

OpenStudy (nebi):

Dust mites are 200 micrometers. USE THE ANIMATION: http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A typical house dust mite measures 0.4 millimetres (0.016 in) in length and 0.25–0.32 millimetre (0.010–0.013 in) in width

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't know specifically, but.. \[dustmites = \small\] |dw:1317616626919:dw|

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