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[–] Ophrys@lemmy.dbzer0.com 97 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Never washing my face again for these cuties

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 141 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 23 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 3 weeks ago

Very few things have ever provoked cute aggression from me faster than these two silly pink circles.

[–] LongLive@lemmy.world 66 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

improve their genetic diversity by providing evolutionary pressure (industrial antiseptic face wash), and introducing to different population (rub your face against other people).

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Does this imply that everyone I've bumped uglies with is literally forever a part of me now?

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago

IIRC they actually like it when you wash your face; more of your natural skin oils for them to eat that isn't tainted by unholy substances.

Might just be making than up though. Thinking of a Demodex Skin Oil Priest rn.