So reliant is D. folliculorum on humans for their survival, research suggests, that the microscopic mites are in the process of evolving from an ectoparasite into an internal symbiont – and one ...

While they can be seen under a microscope, the chances that you'd see them on your face are nonexistent. What are these mites? They're called Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum) and Demodex ...