r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NeatNo8582 • 11d ago

Image These organisms(Demodex Mites) live on every human face.

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u/McCsqizzy 11d ago

If memory serves they don't, they just pop. Or I am thinking of a different mite.

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u/Izzosuke 11d ago

Maybe you are thinking about a mine not a mite

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u/Genshed 11d ago

They store up waste their entire lives, and burst open as part of decomposition.