Originally published at: Demodex mites living on your face proven to have anuses | Boing Boing
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There’s some quote in the Talmud to the effect that if you could see all the demons that exist in the world, you’d go mad. Achieving awareness of how much of a commensal organism we are does take some accommodation.
Christ, what a (tiny) asshole!
Hmmm, appropriately enough, almost the American Sign Language for shit, as I recall.
I knew there was supposed to be a release, but I got it upside down, too. Oops.
Oh, uh, good?
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I guess it’s better than the alternative, which is that our face mites end their lives in a (Jon Spencer) poop explosion?
Obligs:
Cool.
Thank God. The thought of all those poor little anusless mites living on my face has been keeping me up nights.
I did think of starting a charity called Anuses for Facemites to sponsor corrective surgery for these poor deprived little creatures, but finding the right messaging proved problematic.
Huh. It’s not unusual for rules in biology to have the odd exception…but I guess everyone poops after all.
Most of us don’t poop on another creature’s face though.
Alas, no great staining on their movies, or evidence they’re compelled to clean like mad, keep the shine on (v. whiteheads-lookin’) or preen convincingly. Get excited when other demodex are near?
A note from Cleveland Clinic
Demodex mites live inside almost every human’s hair follicles. The mites usually don’t cause any problems, but if they multiply too much, they can cause demodicosis. If you have itchy, bumpy or red skin on your face, talk to your healthcare provider or dermatologist.
This is why I take at least one shower a day but more days than not I take a couple. I just knew there were tiny little bugs crawling all over me. Apparently I can’t get rid of all of them but I’m sure gonna try.
Excuse me while I go power wash my hair follicles.
“What an asshole!”
Pet peeve: writing “from whence…”
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Two years for your comeback and you weren’t even on-topic?
Who says life doesn’t shit on you daily?