Demodex mites are arachnids, just like spiders ... There are two kinds of Demodex mites that live on the human face: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. Demodex mites can be found in the ...

Meet the microscopic arachnids that live on your face, and find out why Demodex mites are part of the human microbiome.

Meet Demodex, the face mite, a microscopic arachnid that lives on human skin. The pore is its humble abode and the waxy sebum we secrete is its meal of choice. It's hard to know for sure ...