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Scientific name
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Trombidium grandissimum Koch
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Common name
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Mite
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Telugu
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Arudra purugu
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Distribution
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Widely throughout India
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Religious association
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The velvet mite is commonly believed to herald the rains. Farmers in Andhra Pradesh consider it to be a messenger of the rain gods.
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Source: “Sacred Animals Of India” by Nanditha Krishna, (Penguin Book India, 2010)
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