Your face is teeming with mites. These microscopic critters, called Demodex, live on our hair and eat the oils in our pores. Unlike most mites, the ones on your face have stumpy legs and long tails, like Appa or Catbus, if they were 0.3 mm long.
Face-Dwelling Mites Could Be Spiraling Towards Extinction
Mites shelter in our hair and pores. Researchers worry that this lifestyle could lead to an evolutionary dead end.
Jun 21, 2022 11:00 PMJun 21, 2022 11:01 PM
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