17 Unsettling Facts That Will Freak You Out

Facial Inhabitants

Another reader shares the unsettling fact that tiny creatures live in our skin. They are called Demodex mites and their spread by skin-to-skin touch. These creatures are arthropods, including jointed-legged animals such as insects and crabs. Being mites, they are close relatives of spiders and ticks. This is not new information; it has been known by scientists from as early as 1842. It is thought that every person has Demodex mites living in their face, therefore it should not be something to stress about. Although it is not clear what they eat, it is speculated that these mites feed on dead skin, but some believe that they live off the oil from the sebaceous gland.