Chigger

A Chigger can refer to a number of things:

Either of two parasitic arthropods with similar behaviors:
*the chigoe flea (Tunga penetrans)
*the larva of the harvest mite (Trombicula alfreddugesi).

:The name originated as a corruption of chigoe, but the harvest mite is what is most commonly called a chigger in North America, due to its similar behavior.

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