Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/06/20/an-up-close-look-at-the-tiny-m.html
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“Face mites”?
Are they only on the face?
Because my butt itches like hell today.
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“They have no anus. They just eat and eat and eat and never poop.”
So at least they don’t crap on us. That’s a plus, right?
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I need to start calling people at work “demodex” instead of “fuckface” so I can stay out of HR.
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I gotta go wash my face.
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I’m washing my face right now!!
Continually.
Forever.
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Electron microscope image of your face:
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I shall indeed be washing it from here to eternity.
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Huh - I guess my body really is a wonderland.
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So, face spiders. Cool.
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They don’t crap on us, but when they die they produce what Ed Yong calls a ‘poopsplosion’, filling the pore with dead mite bits and all the yuck that’s accumulated.
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I didn’t need to know that. Thanks 
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Since the symbiotic tradeoff is probably something where they keep my face from growing a huge mass of fungus, I’m cool with this.
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couple of times my opthalmologist has told me i had blepharitis and told me to wash my eyes with hot water in the shower. i never really took it seriously until a couple of times ago when they told me that the blepharitis was actually caused by demodex mites. they prescribed these tea-tree oil wipes that are supposed to kill them. i guess you use that on lice as well, so it makes sense.
problem is these wipes cost a damn fortune. so i haven’t really kept up with it. after i finish writing this i’m going to the bathroom to do me a swipe. cover me!
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At least someone or something is getting some in my bed.
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At least they’re polite enough not to blare Barry White during the nightlong face orgy.
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That’s gotta be a made-up word.
You could probably just use some Tea Tree oil on a cloth or cotton pad. If you have a Trader Joe’s around, they sell Tea Tree oil for a reasonable price.
