Why Are There Animals on My Face?!
It's true. You have tiny mites living all around your face. But who are they? And how did they get there? QQ has the A! Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support...
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This SciShow is for all the lonely hearts out there. The ones watching this on a Saturday night while all their friends are out partying. Don’t worry… you’re not alone. You have hundreds of animals living on your face. It’s not the first time we’ve mentioned this; our bodies are practically five-star hotels for parasites, mites, and other creepy crawlies. The ones we're talking about here are called demodex mites, and your face is the perfect place for them to set up shop. Demodex mites are microscopic arachnids -- relatives of spiders and ticks -- that live around the hair follicles and oil glands of mammals. Humans carry two species of these little guys, and they both love our skin so much that they refuse to live anywhere else. One is demod...
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This SciShow is for all the lonely hearts out there. The ones watching this on a Saturday night while all their friends are out partying. Don’t worry… you’re not alone. You have hundreds of animals living on your face. It’s not the first time we’ve mentioned this; our bodies are practically five-star hotels for parasites, mites, and other creepy crawlies. The ones we're talking about here are called demodex mites, and your face is the perfect place for them to set up shop. Demodex mites are microscopic arachnids -- relatives of spiders and ticks -- that live around the hair follicles and oil glands of mammals. Humans carry two species of these little guys, and they both love our skin so much that they refuse to live anywhere else. One is demod...
