Cheese mites, tiny arachnids that appear as specks of dust to the naked eye, also live on and consume the rinds of cheese. Often, the cheesemaker or affineur treats the exterior of the wheels to ...

He suddenly notices that the cheese is a little out of the ordinary, and examines it with his glass. To his horror, he finds it to be alive with mites, and, in disgust, leaves the table.

Julia Gross, whose tattoos include one of a cheese mite Hundreds of those cheese fanatics are at the American Cheese Society conference, being held this year in Richmond, Virginia, where the ...