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by Retric 2204 days ago
Human mites are up to 0.016in while cheese mites can be about twice that size 0.028in making them much easier to see.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demodex_folliculorum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrophagus_casei

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Yes, illogical though it be, the fact that my eyelash dust might be motile bothers me less than seeing live arachnids in my food.