Almost everyone has a type of mite called Demodex near their hair follicles (i.e., their lashes and brows) that feed on oils, skin cells, and hormones. The vast majority of the time, you won’t ...

But there's another creepy arachnid that lives right on your face and crawls out of your pores at night: the Demodex mite. As creepy as that is, they usually don't cause any problems and can ...

Meet the microscopic arachnids that live on your face, and find out why Demodex mites are part of the human microbiome.

Demodex mites cause the namesake condition that results in eyelid inflammation, redness and ocular irritation. The most common example of the condition is the appearance of collarettes, a waxy debris ...

But deep on the surface of our skin is an ecosystem you may not be aware of. Those are demodex mites. We all have them, and they're found on the scalp and face. See those guys? They're chillin' in ...

Microscope image of the posterior end of the anus of a Demodex folliculorum mite. The presence of an anus on this mite had been wrongly overlooked by some previously, but this study confirmed its ...