[sweetr72]

Originally Posted by Thorsmomma

I love that you asked that! My BF is from Canada too and he didn't know what they were either.

"Chiggers are tiny (most can only be seen with a magnifying glass) and red, and they are a type of mite. Mites aren't insects - they are arachnids and part of the same family as spiders, scorpions, and ticks. Chiggers are found all over the place, including in grassy fields, along lakes and streams, and in forests. There are adult chiggers and baby chiggers (called larvae), but only the baby chiggers bother people and animals.

Chiggers have tiny claws that allow them to attach tightly onto people and animals. Once attached, they are able to pierce the skin and inject their saliva, which contains digestive juices that liquify skin cells. The chigger then slurps up the liquified skin cells. To the chigger, this is a tasty meal! Having a chigger do this is very irritating to your skin. After a few days, the chigger will be done feeding and fall off a person's skin, leaving behind a red welt where it had once been."

Thanks for the answer to my question...Ive still been wondering what a chigger is lol...even though I have all the computer resources in the world to find out on my own I didnt get it out hehe...very interesting yet odd..I wonder why we dont have chiggers here??

Dawn