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> Their reproductive organs have moved anteriorly, and males have a penis that protrudes upwards from the front of their body meaning they have to position them
by mfgs 4y ago
> Their reproductive organs have moved anteriorly, and males have a penis that protrudes upwards from the front of their body meaning they have to position themselves underneath the female when mating, and copulate as they both cling onto the human hair.
Does this mean they’ll die off relatively quickly if all body hair is cut off? Or does this happen beneath the skin?
- matheusmoreira 4y agoThe hair follicle is inside the skin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_follicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_follicle There are hair removal methods that permanently destroy the follicle. It's unknown whether Demodex can cope with that. Wouldn't that be an interesting study...
- vonadz 4y agoI wonder if people with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_universalis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_universalis have them?
- matheusmoreira 4y agoGood question. I searched for studies but only got papers examining whether these mites cause alopecia.