Guess what's in 98% of people's eyelashes?

[Sahaqiel 1232]

A lovely picture of them... INSIDE YOU.

A beautiful close up.

A stunning body.

Yus, the eyelash mite.

Simple.

Slightly parasitic.

Harmless.

And on 98% of people on Earth. =)

Simply marvelous.

I found out about them like 4 years ago and wanted to share. =D

Sahaqiel

[Gingerlink 2]

I'm surprised it's 98% and not everyone, who is it that is safe? (well, from harmless things)

[True Gamer 19]

98%?! Woah...I actually started feling my eyelashes to check for dust mites when I saw this topic.

Are they truly harmless though?

[Eka 387]

...

Something tells me that I'm going to start checking my eyelashes more often lol. xD (Of course to find nothing, unless I had a scientific microscope.)

[Rikku3 0]

I really hope no mites are in my eyelashes...!

[Odin 0]

EEEEEEEEEWWWW!

[Crowned Twili Princess 0]

Eww- that's so creepy. I've heard about microscopic mites before, but I didn't know that they could be found on eyelashes. Good thing they're harmless.

"Slightly Parasitic"? What do they do that gives them that description?

Edited 6 Apr 2008 by TwiliGirl (see edit history)

[Sahaqiel 1232]

Well, they feed off you, so they're parasitic. They're just not negatively parasitic. They benefit, you don't suffer.

There's a term for that, but I forgot what it was.

Sahaqiel

[Rikku3 0]

It's the same sort of the crocodile's and those dentist bird things have? isn't it....It's probably a symbiotic relationship then

[Knuckle 484]

Well, they feed off you, so they're parasitic. They're just not negatively parasitic. They benefit, you don't suffer.

There's a term for that, but I forgot what it was.

Sahaqiel

It's called commensalism, I think.

[Sahaqiel 1232]

Yeah, commonalism.

But yus.

They look funny.

Sahaqiel

[Gingerlink 2]

It's the same sort of the crocodile's and those dentist bird things have? isn't it....It's probably a symbiotic relationship then

not really, I think the crocodile benefit from that as well, where's we just don't suffer from these little guys...

[Michael 290]

I'm surprised it's 98% and not everyone, who is it that is safe? (well, from harmless things)

bubble boys/girls?

[Rikku3 0]

use bleach 2 killz them oh yes they will dyez...i don't want some random mites in my eyelashes...i don't care if they don't hurt you....!

[Goron Merchant 1]

I think that I was happier before I knew that. . . XD