Talk:Aceria guerreronis

Of mites and human vision
The article says, "The coconut mite is small, with a length of about 220 µm and a width of 36 to 52 µm; this is too small to see with the naked eye." However, the limit of human vision is generally given as 40 µm. 220 µm is .22 mm, which is small but much bigger than the diameter of a human hair. Now, being translucent, they are probably very hard to spot, but they are not too small to see with the naked eye. IAmNitpicking (talk) 16:40, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * That came from the source which stated "The adult female coconut mite is 205 to 255 Âµm long and 36 to 52 Âµm wide. These minute arthropods cannot be seen with the naked eye. Massive colonies of the mites and individual mites can be detected with a 10X hand lens." Have I misunderstood the units of measurement? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:17, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * No, I think you understood correctly. It's just that your source is not correct. IAmNitpicking (talk) 20:38, 30 April 2020 (UTC)