Human mite

lybluesky · Post by **lybluesky** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 1:36 am

Take it on my face........The mites live in everybody's skin....

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:24 am

Charming

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How big are they?

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:56 am

Wow, from your face, interesting!

Rogelio

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:03 am

lybluesky wrote:The mites live in everybody's skin...

uuummm... where...?

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:35 am

On humans, mites mostly live in pores and hair follicles. They are what make you itch. There are two species that live solely in the eyelash follicles and can be found by pulling an eyelash out. Of course, you may have to pull out more than one to get a specimen and the eyelash may not grow back (plus, it really hurts!).

JohnyM · Post by **JohnyM** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:02 pm

It's a Demodex. Not everyone got it. They feed mostly on fat from eyelashes. But can also feed on other fat from head and face - and it is extremely difficult to cure.

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:07 pm

I supposed so. I saw once a SEM image of them - spooky stuff...

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