Thus, for a mite to catch a ride, all it needed to do was move a few steps closer to the arriving hummingbird. Once it landed, it would remain in the bird's nostrils to prevent being blown off as ...

The bugs in the clip appeared to be mold mites — the common name for a range of species that infest humid environments.

But the poppy-seed-size mites are basically blind and can’t jump, said Carlos Garcia-Robledo, a biologist at the University of Connecticut. How do they sense the bird’s presence and attach to ...