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Tiny mites are probably crawling all over your face

DNA tests reveal the omnipresence of two arachnid species living in human skin

pink tail of mite shown in a hair follicle

PORE POPULACE  Microscopic skin mites like this one (pink tail of mite shown in a hair follicle in a false-color scanning electron micrograph) live on the face of every adult human on the planet, a new study suggests.

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By Nsikan Akpan

- More than 2 years ago

Take a really close look at your face and you’ll probably find that two microscopic relatives of spiders and ticks dwell there.