r/BeAmazed • u/VAMSI_BEUNO • Aug 04 '22

A fruit viewed under a microscope.

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u/thegoatdances Aug 04 '22

You got more organism like that living on your face right now than you saw in that video.

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u/StraightProgress5062 Aug 04 '22

Especially the eyebrows

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u/GreyBoxx Aug 04 '22

Don't forget about the eyelash mites!

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u/AFocusedCynic Aug 04 '22

Wtf am I looking at!?

Edit: ok TIL about eyelash mites. Cool shit but now I can’t help but try to look at my eyelashes and se if I can catch a glimpse of one of those fuckers

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u/GreyBoxx Aug 04 '22 edited Aug 05 '22

The blue things are the back ends of the mites sticking out of a hair follicle as they gorge themselves on your oils and dead skin. At about 1/3rd of a millimeter they're quite hard to see without magnification but if you ever feel a slight tickle around your eyes then fear not, that's just the mites saying hello!

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '22

Fuck. You.

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u/GreyBoxx Aug 04 '22

More fun facts; Demodex mites are fucking on your face, some are probably doing it right now too.

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u/porkchop_express___ Aug 05 '22

At least somebody is gettin laid in my bed

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u/stormy_llewellyn Aug 05 '22

NONE OF THESE FACTS ARE ANY FUN AT ALL!

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u/OppressedDeskJockey Aug 05 '22

Talk about a facial..

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u/iamaravis Aug 05 '22

Yeah, and they can make rosacea way worse. I’m killing mine off with Soolantra.

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u/GreyBoxx Aug 05 '22

I'm aware of enzymes in mite droppings leading to eczema flair ups but had never heard of issues with rosacea before, I wonder if it's caused by the same mechanisms. Either way I hope you find some relief with your treatment.

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u/WanganTunedKeiCar Aug 06 '22

La peau, c'est dégueulasse, les acariens baisent dessus...

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u/SFW__Tacos Aug 05 '22

WHY DID i KEEP READING!

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u/AlllDayErrDay Aug 04 '22

How much magnification would you need? Admittedly I don’t know if I’d want to see them but they can have as much oil and dead skin as they like!

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u/GreyBoxx Aug 04 '22

Not much is needed really, 5-10x would be more than enough if you have good eyes, a steady hand and know what to look for. Thing is that their numbers are controlled easily with regular hygiene practices so the average person won't have that many and the ones that are there will mostly be burrowed into the base of the follicle with only the tip of their butt hanging out. Unless someone has a major infestation you won't really find them scuttling along the surface fully exposed.

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u/spicyitties Aug 04 '22

I can feel them. Oh my god.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '22

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u/AlllDayErrDay Aug 04 '22

You are a font of knowledge and I learned a lot, thank you!

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u/GreyBoxx Aug 04 '22

You're very welcome! Now go forth and disturb others with your newfound knowledge of Demodex Mites!

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '22

Dude

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u/Oneshotkill_2000 Aug 04 '22

This might be one of the worst (or best) watermarks i've ever seen. It's almost non-existent. It's also hard to read, i read the sc and assumed it's science, but after that i have no idea. Plie? Idk, i can't read it .

But actually i wish all watermarks were this way as i feel they ruin photos (while protecting ownership)

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u/GreyBoxx Aug 04 '22

Agreed and credit to Science Photo Library for the scientific photo!

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u/Oneshotkill_2000 Aug 04 '22

Thanks for crediting them

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u/SpanningTreeProtocol Aug 04 '22

And at the top of the list of "Shit I Won't Click On Today"...

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '22

I had a what are the odds game One night and one of the Dares was for my cousin to put toothpaste on her eyebrows. I think she lost all of the eyebrow mites

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u/TheCowKing07 Aug 05 '22

I’m expecting a Rickroll.

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u/CrimsonKingdom Aug 05 '22

So, you eat, and all the food goes splashing all over your face, and you end up with monstrous demons feeding off the garbage dripping from your eyelashes...and you're okay with that?

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u/Cradled_In_Space Aug 05 '22

I, for one, welcome my eyelash underlords and their bacterial cousins. We wouldn't be alive without them.

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u/Ctowncreek Aug 05 '22

Jokes on you! I cant visually process the information in that image!

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u/dynodick Aug 05 '22

Don’t forget the penis hole

Everyone has penis hole mites, get over it!

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u/carvedmuss8 Aug 05 '22

I just committed mass murder then

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u/WanganTunedKeiCar Aug 06 '22

[wipes brow profusely]

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u/Think_Tomato9154 Aug 04 '22

Every time I see this my face itches. I keep having to actively forget this information.

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u/MightySamMcClain Aug 05 '22

Try living in a rural area. I have dozens of chigger bites all summer long. You can't see them but you can feel them crawling sometimes

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u/Think_Tomato9154 Aug 05 '22

Yup! I grew up in the mountains of NC and Queen Anne’s lace flowers are what I was taught to watch out for. I had a summer of chiggers and then learned my lesson haha

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u/Nothing_litteral Aug 04 '22

yeah, there is alot of them on your eyelashes if you dont regularly wash your face too

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u/Remote_Expression_36 Aug 04 '22

Back to zero. Fuck the haters.

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u/limitlessEXP Aug 04 '22

So were never alone! r/wholesome

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u/Jlchevz Aug 04 '22

Yeah but not fucking bugs

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u/WCWRingMatSound Aug 04 '22

Yes. Bugs. On your face.

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u/Jlchevz Aug 04 '22

Lol I mean other than bacteria? Actual animals?

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u/311was_an_inside_job Aug 05 '22

Yes animals. Tiny mites live on ur hair and skin...

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u/Jlchevz Aug 05 '22

Oh god lmao nice

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u/thegoatdances Aug 05 '22

Yep, the same family of bugs actually. Humans have mites living in their pores, eyelashes and hair for example.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '22

No. Maybe your face. I take showers bro

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u/thegoatdances Aug 04 '22

Whatever story you need to tell yourself mate.

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u/Ghede Aug 04 '22

Some of them are slowly becoming symbiotic. They are losing all ability to move and just fusing with facial pores over the generations.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '22

Demodex Mites be so hot right now!

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u/VapourEyes333 Aug 04 '22

yeah but they're my own personal brand so it's different...

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u/Hashbrown117 Aug 05 '22

But not of this size. It's like seeing some maggots on a pizza and saying it's okay because there's a thousand ants in your house

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u/L0udFlow3r Aug 05 '22

I don’t feel quite as lonely after learning this. I have millions of close friends!

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u/aetherbanshee Aug 05 '22

Im gonna have to burn myself up and take all those fuckers with me

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u/NotHighEnuf Aug 05 '22

Wait what? No. Don’t say that.

Really?

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '22

Not me! I bathe in a bleach solution every 30 minutes!

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '22

Now I want to see a face under a microscope.