The mites are technically classified as arachnids ... we're talking spiders, ticks, and crabs (is anyone else deathly afraid of coconut crabs????) [4]. Like their other arachnid relatives ...

This story appears in the February 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Currently two species of face mites are known; at least one of them appear to be present on all adult humans.

Here’s a comprehensive list of signs to watch for, per Dr. Faix and Dr. Llanes: Rarely, gastrointestinal distress after eating crabs or lobsters due to cross-reactivity to dust mite antigens ...