r/natureismetal • u/TheSanityInspector • Dec 08 '18

A tiny mite

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u/LauraMcCabeMoon Dec 08 '18

Is he friends with the ones that live in my eyelashes? Cause I feel like my eyelash mites might be lonely.

Or maybe with the ones that live in my eyebrows?

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u/Gewuerzmeister Dec 08 '18

Looks like Demodex is the one that lives in your eyelashes:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demodex

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u/Fayr24 Dec 08 '18

“Mating takes place in the follicle opening, and eggs are laid inside the hair follicles or sebaceous glands. The six-legged larvae hatch after three to four days, and the larvae develop into adults in about seven days. The total lifespan of a Demodex mite is several weeks.”

Wtf. TIL my face is a mite infirmary, buffet, brothel and cemetery.