i?8 THE CHEESE MITE 



four pairs of legs, which are five-jointed and 

 have lobes for attachment and claws. Large 

 suckers, especially in the male, are located 

 near the posterior end of the body. The 

 snout appears to do the duty of mandibles. 



The powder of old, dry cheese consists 

 almost entirely of mites and their eggs. The 

 eggs are hatched in about eight days. 



The illustration (Fig. 58) is taken from a 

 photo-micrograph of 250 diameters ; the focal 

 distance was 75 inches; an eye-piece of 5 

 diameters and a 1-inch objective were used. 



