VB
Veeloxxy Bites
@the-episiarch.bsky.social
Parasitologist (they/them) who writes a blog about parasites (dailyparasite.blogspot.com/)
and also draws monster girls www.deviantart.com/the-episiarch/gallery
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I see people are posting that photo of the caterpillar's head claiming it's from a face mite (Demodex) AGAIN. - Silk moth caterpillar on the LEFT - Demodex on the RIGHT Also recent studies indicate face mites *do* in fact have an anus https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/39/6/msac125/6604544
What are the black spots near the eyes on the caterpillar?
Hell yeah they have an anus
It's so sneaky the way someone greyed the image out to make it look more like a microscope image of something super teeny.
The mites must be relived to know that.
VB
Veeloxxy Bites
@the-episiarch.bsky.social
Parasitologist (they/them) who writes a blog about parasites (dailyparasite.blogspot.com/)
and also draws monster girls www.deviantart.com/the-episiarch/gallery
1k followers81 following1.4k posts