that picture is actually a cute silk worm: https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32CF9LC
Personally I find it pretty neat that as megafauna we are host to entire little ecosystems. It's a calming thought to imagine yourself like some large tree, home to little families of various creatures, bacterial and fungal colonies growing on you. We are thoroughly integrated into the ecosystems in which we live.
They're not harmful, they're just living their mitey little life.
I, personally, am wholly against most of my DNA existing solely it can replicate itself. So what if getting rid of it is more effort than keeping it? I want it gone from my body. Goddamn freeloaders...
Thanks now I want to rip my skin off
I hope you're just acting the fool because of tumblr brain. You aren't being harmed, knowledge of something that wasn't hurting you being uncomfortable should convince you your attitudes are wrong. Not that the situation is bad.
Fix yourself, don't be a child.
He's obviously joking, you need to chill
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He looks like a cute lil garbage pail kid type of thing.
Ugly cute. I like the little guy.
Time to scrub my face with a cheese grater
Ballsack looking ass
Found out about these when I was a kid. I was thrilled. When I was very little, my mom owned a grooming shop, and I basically had 1 million pets. Then she closed down, and we just had our dog and a cat. Weird little 5 year old me loved the idea that I had thousands of little pets that's slept on my face and came out to play while I slept
That's the best possible reaction to this :)
I will admit that since I've started wearing glasses, my eyes often burn really badly (I don't know if they're related or just weird timing), and I sometimes wonder if my little friends are pissed about the change and getting into my eyes. Lol
Maybe you're allergic to something in your glasses
That's interesting. I hadn't really considered that. It really only happens towards the end of the day, I just assumed it was a buildup of oils/skin cells/daily detritus that isn't getting either blown away by air, because the lenses are blocking it, or dried out for the same reason. They're Zenni frames and lenses
You may be allergic to the metal (IIRC nickel) in normal metal glasses if that's what you have. For people with that, which is common, titanium is the only metal kind that will work.
They're from Zenni, but they have no bottom frame. I have no idea what metal they're made of. I'd really never considered that
Almost all contain nickel and nickel allergies are common. I have it!
Little homies up in there cleaning things and living their best lives. I ain't mad at that.
Besides, all the yeast and bacteria maken good company for them, so it's all good.
Just make sure you wash your face still, otherwise they build up and cause problems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demodex
My fave parts (edited for brevity):
The adult mites are 0.3–0.4 mm (3⁄256–1⁄64 in) long. Each has a semitransparent, elongated body that consists of two fused parts. Eight short, segmented legs are attached to the first body segment. The body is covered with scales for anchoring itself in the hair follicle, and the mite has pin-like mouthparts for eating skin cells and oils that accumulate in the hair follicles.
... and ...
The mites are transferred between hosts through contact with hair, eyebrows, and the sebaceous glands of the face.
Ohhh good.
This is why it's okay to make out with randos at parties and such. You get mono for 6 months plus accretion of zillions of new friends.
Wait, 0.3mm is huge, you should be able to see that. I don't think this is right.
Maybe we do see them, but mistake them for bits of skin or dirt.
Agreed. 1/64th of an inch is .016". An average human hair is .003" in diameter, that would be as long as five hairs wide. You wouldn't even need a magnifier to see the largest ones.
Fitting username :P
Although tbh they look kinda cute!
Looks just like me if I don't shave. :3
looks like hillary clinton without makeup
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It's cute, like a version of the tardigrade.
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