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Mites living in homes, particularly
carpets.

ders, cover every square centimeter of our environment.
These arachnids feed on dead skin cells, which is why they are
found wherever humans are present and are spread about by
means of human activity, to where their feeding materials collect—
generally beds and pillows, furniture and carpets.
No doubt the fact that human beings cannot see them under

normal conditions, is an example of Allah's wise Creation. They are
present in such great numbers that even in your bed, no matter how
clean it may be, there will be an average of 10,000 of them. Yet they
do not bite, or sting or spread diseases. They do no harm, so long

as you are not allergic to the proteins they produce.
However, they do, harm some other species. In fact, they can
wipe out a bee colony in which they live as parasites, by piercing a
bee's exoskeleton and sucking out their bodily fluids. They are able
to injure many insects, animals and plants in the same way; yet still HARUN YAHYA
others provide various benefits. For example, mites cause insect

pests to die or fall ill, and the waste products they produce also in-
crease soil fertility. Some parasitize many animals species, living in
their ear canals, lungs and intestines. According to species, mites (ADNAN OKTAR)
can be found in differing locations—5,000 meters (16,400 feet) up on

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