Commensal Gallery

Eyelash mite tails, SEM

Eyelash mite tails. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the tails (pink) of three eyelash, or follicle, mites (Demodex folliculorum), protruding from a human hair follicle. The hair shaft (upper right) is also seen. These harmless parasites infest follicles (depressions in the skin which contain the roots of hairs) around the eyelids, nose and in the ear canals of humans. One follicle may contain up to 25 growing mites. They feed on oily secretions from the skin's sebaceous glands, as well as dead skin cells. Infestation is usually symptomless, but, in some individuals, allergic reactions to the mites can cause hair loss and acne. Magnification: x250 at 6x7cm size

© STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Travel to India of the Prince of Wales. Gala Dinner held in

Travel to India of the Prince of Wales. Gala Dinner held in the Underground Temple of Elephanta on the occasion of the visit of the Prince. Recorded the 19th century. Coloured

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Lembeh Straits

Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Lembeh Straits. Squat lobster lives commensally with barrel sponges. Credit as: Jones & Shimlock / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

© Jones & Shimlock / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

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