'Strange creature' dubbed 'natural Viagra'

Red velvet tick live mainly in India. It has a fat, velvety body.

Its body is only 2cm long, but it is 100 times larger than other mites.

As a child, this species lives on other insects, but when it grows, they are horrid assassins. This species feeds on invertebrates and eggs.

It can detect enemies from afar by feeling the presence of chemicals and vibrations.

They are often mistaken for spiders.

This red mite has only one breeding season in a year.

The solution is extracted from red velvet mites used in traditional oriental medicine to treat low sperm and polio.

Scientists have discovered that many different parts of red velvet mites have both antifungal and antibacterial effects.

Red velvet mites also work to enhance male sex life so it is called Viagra of India.