Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. Hummingbirds, Mites, Flowers and Plants, Animal Behavior, Anatomy and Physiology, Research, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, your-feed-science NYT > Science