Yes, tiny mites live on your face — but is that a bad thing? - M. Alejandra Perotti
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Two species of Demodex mites specifically inhabit human follicles. And not just some people’s— nearly everyone is thought to host mites. One person’s face might harbor hundreds or even thousands of individual mites. On any given day, these microscopic arachnids are probably eating, mating, and laying eggs inside your pores. So, is this… okay? M. Alejandra Perotti investigates.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator M. Alejandra Perotti
- Director Caitlin McCarthy
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Music Jarrett Farkas
- Sound Designer Weston Fonger
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Cella Wright
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
