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That there is a tiny parasite called Demodex that crawl on your face in the dark to mate. So if you ever wake up with crust on your eyes you now know why.

*throws up*

And that's why you sleep with the lights on. ^_^

Huh.

Well...

Well...................*throws up*

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Edit: I'm crying right now because I found so many better gifs I could have used

Talk about turning into a futonari to **** your face. I doesn't bother me, it's normal we grew up with it. Though I doubt it's real. I think how we get guck in our eyes is from sleeping and some liquids snook out with a mixture of some kind and that's you got crust.

I'm not entirely sure that makes sense. I don't think parasites "mate" the same way us humans do.

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I'm not entirely sure that makes sense. I don't think parasites "mate" the same way us humans do.

Aren't they asexual or am I thinking of something else?

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I'm not entirely sure that makes sense. I don't think parasites "mate" the same way us humans do.

Aren't they asexual or am I thinking of something else?

There are certain microorganisms that sexually reproduce. A Demodex is one of those. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demodex

But, yeah, most microorganisms reproduce asexually.

how about a big fat no

what happened to your "darkRipto" topic, i remember it existing

thanks a lot I'm gonna have nightmares

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what happened to your "darkRipto" topic, i remember it existing

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Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis are typically found on humans. D. folliculorum was first described in 1842 by Simon; D. brevis was identified as separate in 1963 by Akbulatova. D. folliculorum is found in hair follicles, while D. brevis lives in sebaceous glands connected to hair follicles. Both species are primarily found in the face, near the nose, the eyelashes and eyebrows, but also occur elsewhere on the body.

The adult mites are only 0.3–0.4 millimetres (0.012–0.016 in) long, with D. brevis slightly shorter than D. folliculorum.[3] Each has a semitransparent, elongated body that consists of two fused segments. Eight short, segmented legs are attached to the first body segment. The body is covered with scales for anchoring itself in the hair follicle, and the mite has pin-like mouth-parts for eating skin cells and oils (sebum) which accumulate in the hair follicles. The mites can leave the hair follicles and slowly walk around on the skin, at a speed of 8–16 mm per hour, especially at night, as they try to avoid light.[3]

Females of Demodex folliculorum are larger and rounder than males. Both male and female Demodex mites have a genital opening, and fertilization is internal.[4] Mating takes place in the follicle opening, and eggs are laid inside the hair follicles or sebaceous glands. The six-legged larvae hatch after three to four days, and the larvae develop into adults in about seven days. The total lifespan of a Demodex mite is several weeks. Demodex mites live inside the sebaceous glands and hair follicles. Research about human infection by Demodex mites is ongoing,[5][6][7][8] with several preliminary studies suggested an association between mite infection and rosacea.[9]

Older people are much more likely to carry the mites; about a third of children and young adults, half of adults, and two-thirds of elderly people are estimated to carry the mites.[10] The lower rate of children may be because children produce much less sebum. It is quite easy to look for one's own Demodex mites, by carefully removing an eyelash or eyebrow hair and placing it under a microscope.

The mites are transferred between hosts through contact of hair, eyebrows and of the sebaceous glands on the nose. Different species of animals host different species of Demodex; only one zoonosis of Demodex is known.

In the vast majority of cases, the mites go unobserved, without any adverse symptoms, but in certain cases (usually related to a suppressed immune system, caused by stress or illness) mite populations can dramatically increase, resulting in a condition known as demodicosis or Demodex mite bite, characterised by itching, inflammation and other skin disorders. Blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids) can also be caused by Demodex mites. Evidence of a correlation between Demodex infection and acne vulgaris exists suggesting it may play a role in promoting acne.

Eww, Wikipedia ruined my day! D:

STAHP.