Microscopic Mites That Mate on Our Faces at Night May Soon Become One With Humans - SciTechDaily

By University of Reading.

Image showing Demodex folliculorum mite on skin under Hirox microscope.

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Image shows the unusually-positioned penis of a Demodex folliculorum mite.

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Microscope image of the posterior end of the anus of a Demodex folliculorum mite.

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Demodex folliculorum mite under a microscope walking.

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The research was led by Bangor University and the University of Reading, in collaboration with the University of Valencia, University of Vienna and National University of San Juan.

Henk Braig, co-lead author from Bangor University and the National University of San Juan, said: “Mites have been blamed for a lot of things.

June 18, 2022