The Arachnid Whose Poop Is Making You Sneeze

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@LeninLime 2 жыл бұрын

I suffered with dust mite allergies all through childhood. I was "that kid" that seemed to always sniffle at school, and doctors never helped besides giving me pills with side effects. It was not until I heard of dust mites as an adult that I tried out a simple allergen mattress cover. 90% of my problems with mites are gone.

@technoman9000 2 жыл бұрын

Cool story bro

@dezignateddriva 2 жыл бұрын

how does that allergen mattress cover feel? doesn't it negate the wonderful quality of your mattress?

@LeninLime 2 жыл бұрын

@@dezignateddriva I have the mattress, the allergen cover, then a normal bed cover. I don't really notice a difference considering I have a normal bed cover on top.

@Zaihanisme 2 жыл бұрын

@@LeninLime saaaaaaammmeee, forever sniffly

@frozenhorse8695 2 жыл бұрын

I read that temperatures above 21 degrees celsius, dry out and kill the mides, so every now and then i turn up the heat for a few days, in winter time. And also i wash everything at 60 degrees celsius, to instantly kill the small buggers.

@izzaaay 2 жыл бұрын

when the "lengthy mating process" was mentioned, i was fully prepared to hear something about how dust mite sperm also causes allergic reactions. i was very relieved as to the reality, albeit a tiny bit disappointed that they don't share that attribute with plants haha.

@XavierTheNeonTiger 2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry it's not just poop. Oh good. There's also a lengthy mating process involved. Oh NO.

@Beryllahawk 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to know mine was not the only mind that went there hahaha

@mr13579100 2 жыл бұрын

My exact thought lol

@tree_relics 2 жыл бұрын

1/50th of a life span isn't the longest mating process in the animal kingdom, but that would be like us taking a whole year to do it.

@PLuMUK54 2 жыл бұрын

So glad it wasn't just me 🤭

@MrMotchel 2 жыл бұрын

Hank, I wouldn’t have wanted any other voice to calmly reassure my terror of the invisible microcosmos. I’m lying on someone else’s couch, on their pillow, & ready to enter a dream that may turn nightmarish. I can’t wait to learn something new about something else that James has found lol … so I can sleep soundly next time 😊 Love your team’s work, & accept the inevitable nightmares. 💜

@cerberaodollam 2 жыл бұрын

The irony of using a 💜 emoji... I mean, typically courageous people get those...

@MrMotchel 2 жыл бұрын

@@cerberaodollam I wasn’t aware of the pre-conceived notion that a purple heart had a specific meaning (outside of military). I think it’s a great color, & it was just the color that I was feeling in the moment.. no more than a heartfelt heart for this wonderful channel & it’s makers

@PhillipAmthor 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrMotchel 💜=best heart

@NewMessage 2 жыл бұрын

"I dunno, Doc... Think it's an allergy?" "Mite be."

@stealthcone 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t even be mad

@a.l7025 2 жыл бұрын

lol

@an0therhumanbeing_ 2 жыл бұрын

Omg I can’t 😁🤣

@IcespherePlaysGames 2 жыл бұрын

Mite not

@GrandDukeMushroom 2 жыл бұрын

Now you see me, now you mite

@limiv5272 2 жыл бұрын

I knew that people who were allergic to cockroaches were usually allergic to their poop specifically, so I guess it's not surprising it's the same with dust mites. Still, disgusting. Thanks Microcosmos team!

@annoloki 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, when it's the poop, it can be the enzymes in it, as they can appear similar to enzymes used by parasites (can think, enzymes that break down dead skin for protein could be similar to enzymes used by parasites to break down the body's defences, to attach to the inside of the gut etc, so it makes sense that the body should react to these and try expel them) and sometimes it can be what's next in the food chain - when a mould colonises the poop and uses it as its own food source. When the moisture runs out, spores can be put into packages that become very tight, exploding when coming into contact with moisture, ejecting the spores, as the process of getting through a dry season... or, of course, from our body's moisture, should we end up breathing in these packages... plus many many more!

@carlosandleon 2 жыл бұрын

Also they're allergic to coffee. Let that sink in.

@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe we’re inhaling poop. 🙈

@limiv5272 2 жыл бұрын

@@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger Is insect poop really worse than pollen? Pollen is essentially the plant version of semen

@afhdfh 2 жыл бұрын

You should do eyelash-mites (demodex) next. People will suddenly consider dust mites a pleasure. ;)

@CKBrooke 2 жыл бұрын

I second this request

@SavingPrivateBob 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you reveal this truth to me? I'd much rather live a lie 😭 That's why my eyes get itchy? 😭😭😭

@afhdfh 2 жыл бұрын

@@SavingPrivateBob :D Sorry about that! ;)

@Julia-uh4li 2 жыл бұрын

@@SavingPrivateBob today would have been the perfect day to be sightless as I wouldn't have had to read this disturbing comment 😆

@Ezekiel_Allium 2 жыл бұрын

@@SavingPrivateBob I actually don't think they cause many issues for people. They *can* cause irritation but almost every human has them and very few are effected by them. I for one am comforted by the presence of weird little tardigrade-worm shaped arachnids just sort of chilling on the base of my lashes. People always talk about animal companionship, and yet never think of the companionship of the colony of animals that has been around your eyes your whole life

@TheRogueWolf 2 жыл бұрын

Arachnid poop, arachnid poop Fills your sinuses full of goop Even if you tell them "no" They "go" whenever they have to "go" Achoo! That was arachnid poop!

@user-ellievator 2 жыл бұрын

Although it might not feel right Your bed is full of turds from a mite And when you go to bed at night They puff into the air and cover you in your sleep.

@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger 2 жыл бұрын

😁😸👍🏼!

@SatyaVenugopal 2 жыл бұрын

This doesn't have neeeearly as many likes at it deserves!

@davidec.4021 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! KZfaq! Come on and like this comment.

@wmdkitty 2 жыл бұрын

Well played, my dude!

@davewinch6029 2 жыл бұрын

I have a desk-top microscope and I wanted something small I can take on hikes, so I got a couple of Carson brand pocket microscopes and discovered dust mites for the first time. There are things living in your house that you really don't want to see.

@Xaiff 2 жыл бұрын

You have fulfilled your wish to see the microcosmos around you, but at what cost? Your sanity? 😂

@gentimperley8554 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect, I needed something good to wake up to today. Mite poop does the trick 😂

@CrossKarma2 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my lord what time zone do you live in its 7PM here lol

@gentimperley8554 2 жыл бұрын

@@CrossKarma2 I'm in New Zealand, and to be fair it was noon when I woke up... I blame it on dowckdown ruining my sense of time.

@thepoliticallyambidextrous678 2 жыл бұрын

Nomnomnom

@purvel 2 жыл бұрын

Brb, getting a UV bulb for my bedroom to use when I'm out!

@popindosin228 2 жыл бұрын

Free solarium

@MuhammadHanif-bx4pb 2 жыл бұрын

don't let it run to long! it produces nasty ozone that smell very unpleasant!

@pancake_crab4457 2 жыл бұрын

Beware! Some things react to UV, albeit slowly (Like how old computers turned from white to yellow over years). UV can also bleach posters and some fabrics. Be careful, and don't run it too long. Also , vacuuming and sprays will do a lot too.

@alechall7082 2 жыл бұрын

And a dehumidifier, and an air cleaner

@alechall7082 2 жыл бұрын

@@pancake_crab4457 ...sprays?

@BalancedEarth 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love it if these subjects had a 3d representation I could see. It's one thing to see the mite through a microscope over top. As it blurs and unblurs and sees through it's shell. it's another to see it's imposing figure through what I think is an electron Microscope or a view as if it were right next to you at Ant-Man size.

@paadoxal 2 жыл бұрын

wow thanks! i don't clean enough and everything is dusty but now i know i don't have to because i can't stop them anyways!

@johnjoyce 2 жыл бұрын

The ambient music really adds so much to this one.

@creationfied 2 жыл бұрын

can we talk about the sounds and ambience in these videos? they add so much mystery to them

@cubicuboctahedron 2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to see this covered here! Over a decade ago I'd been made aware of these critters somewhere between an immunology or microbial biology course and had kept my frequent contact surfaces and furniture religiously clean ever since. All my clothes, sheets, and comforters get vacuum packed with dessicant and some cedar or cloves when stowed for the off-season.

@glennbabic5954 2 жыл бұрын

This video is making me itch... now here come the sneezes!

@the_hanged_clown 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was crabs?

@elimhorn3308 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a largely physics and chemistry oriented high school student, but this channel is so interesting that I've opened up.

@sbsnate2312 2 жыл бұрын

I studied mechatronics and this for me is captivating also

@OrionIsDaBest777 2 жыл бұрын

This is one Journey to the Microcosmos video I DIDN'T need. Thanks you!

@knightshade6232 2 жыл бұрын

THE BEST Way we deal with dust mites is to weekly put pillows outside in direct sunlight to cook all the mites and wash it every month manually...

@HShango 2 жыл бұрын

Dust mites are absolutely annoying 😡, my body hates them (allergies and I've got a skin condition: eczema) which is super annoying when I start sneezing and some times get itch (irritated skin).

@naturenuggets4613 2 жыл бұрын

Show idea: Biological soil crusts. I was recently in southern Utah and am interested in learning more about this community.

@simpanzee1006 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought the microscope from their online page and I can't wait to explore and see these guys and more for myself soon!!!

@biffbum8221 2 жыл бұрын

Hank, you’ve brought microscopy to the masses. Just as I was thinking of getting into it. Thank you so much!

@lyreparadox 2 жыл бұрын

🤧 Ugh, dust allergies in the humid midwestern summer, and then cold runny nose in the chilly dry winter.

@teemo8247 2 жыл бұрын

Damn. I was just going to watch Microcosmos to fall sleep, and they released a new video 1 minute ago lol 💤💤

@journeytomicro 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry that this episode may not be the most comforting one to watch before bed

@splintmeow4723 2 жыл бұрын

@@journeytomicro can we have a really long format sleep version? Even if you make it a live broadcast like lofi hiphop. With the imagery James and sounds of Alex, everyone will find the beauty of this channel. ❤️

@adrianrubio3242 2 жыл бұрын

@@journeytomicro it’s 1:40am here and all I’m thinking is how many of them am I eating, breathing or are crawling around my eyes right now. You did not touch on that point and I am disgusted to think it was maybe for our own good. Anyway good one I suppose xD

@reddevil258 2 жыл бұрын

You should of saved this episode for Halloween ☠️

@mimiteas 2 жыл бұрын

"Sneezing is not normal." 🙃

@osmium3691 2 жыл бұрын

I never sneeze.

@BlackWolf42- 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what bothers me more - the dust mite fecal matter or the ozone my UV lights pump out. They're both equally irritating to me. I'm in hell.

@JabFam 2 жыл бұрын

Are you using the lights especially for the poop ?

@wheelsmcdealsace 2 жыл бұрын

ill brb, i need to clean the house..

@moosemaimer 2 жыл бұрын

So when do we get an episode on Desmodex? I guess you'll have to figure out how to fit someone's face under the objective.

@Kaliikittenz 2 жыл бұрын

His voice is PERFECT for these videos. 10/10 👌🏽👏🏽

@jasonwilde197 2 жыл бұрын

This was the perfect video to watch just before I go to bed...

@Wrijvingsloos 2 жыл бұрын

They wander in their quest for three things: water, food and darkness. Sounds like me...

@spelunkerd 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, I thought I recognized the narrator. You get around, Hank!

@DragonRocnik 2 жыл бұрын

For those who hate the dust mite their is a another bug that will prey on the dust mite and it's called the pseudoscorpion.

@williandalsoto806 2 жыл бұрын

If I got this right, it's time I burn down my house?!

@shadycactus6146 2 жыл бұрын

idk personally i’m more freaked out by the exoskeletons than the poop

@mamanoneyall51 2 жыл бұрын

🤦‍♀️ so I'm keeping them alive with the humidifier, so I wont dry out.😆 gloriously ironic.

@raeperonneau4941 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Denver and I used to run 3 humidifiers because my nose bleeds, from the dryness, all winter…the only problem is that my my Allergist has told me that the humidifiers are causing my dust mite allergy to flare and I need to stop using them. Bloody nose or runny nose. Now there’s a choice. 😂

@smcilia 2 жыл бұрын

This video made me itchy!

@timothygreer188 Жыл бұрын

Just be glad you only sneeze or get watery eyes. I have contact dermatitis so bad that within seconds it feels like the mites are biting me. I know they don't have the mouthparts to bite and are probably not even present in the dust, but my swelling itchy skin tells my brain that I'm being eaten alive by invisible critters. I had a horsehair plaster in a 300-year-old house collapse on me and it was so bad I was put on cyclosporine

@SleepyMatt-zzz 2 жыл бұрын

This is forbidden knowledge I wish I can unlearn.

@Chris-op7yt 2 жыл бұрын

they make me itchy, when once in a few years conditions are right and their numbers explode. DE and some other usual prescribed remedies do little if any. Either a pyrethroid or regular bug spray applied thoroughly to bare mattress and allowed to air several hours before use works. They're almost invisible to naked eye. I freaked when i first saw them with a botanical loupe (20X)

@reelillusionl123 2 жыл бұрын

Which microscope do we need to see the tiny bugs like that in our house?! And are plastic slides required?

@davewinch6029 2 жыл бұрын

I use the Carson brand Pocket microscopes, 60X or better. Very easy to use and plenty of power, no slides needed. I found two dust mites living on the cloth case I keep my reading glasses in. :-O

@Dog_gone_it 2 жыл бұрын

I stopped the video 6 minutes in and started perfusively cleaning my house.

@aureaphilos 2 жыл бұрын

I guess I should say "thank you" for this interesting episode, but I think I should invest in at least one ultraviolet bulb!

@crookedhead3075 2 жыл бұрын

10:51 “It’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs!"

@4wolves239 2 жыл бұрын

me looking at my fan and noticing tiny bits of dust I missed while cleaning it........ tiny bug poo being sprayed at me through the wind the fan creates........no wonder i go through so many tissues aaaaaah

@MrMegaPussyPlayer 2 жыл бұрын

3:36 _"The dust mite be the culprit"_ ... Sorry, couldn't resist the PUN

@benjamindover5676 2 жыл бұрын

I had a fish room and one day found that a can of fish food was full of these. I kept it for years. I used a paintbrush to collect them around the sides, lid, and feed them to the tiniest of baby fish.

@dianavespid937 2 жыл бұрын

Mite farmer

@joegrasso8382 2 жыл бұрын

Dear James, Exactly how much time does it take under a UV light to, ya know, pasteurize the mites?

@Zaihanisme 2 жыл бұрын

Pasteurise! Lol

@gendragongfly 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the light source wavelength and intensity of exposure. But according to this paper DOI:10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60209-3 a 60 minute exposure at 10 cm distance from a 30 watt UV-C lamp resulted in a 100% mortality rate.

@ritahorvath8207 2 жыл бұрын

@@gendragongfly 100 % ? that is horrible . . . .

@the_egg_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@gendragongfly 100% ? That's great!

@aureavita8653 2 жыл бұрын

there are 2 types of people

@oneshotme 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@MRptwrench 2 жыл бұрын

Not so afraid of the dust mite, But What The Frick is with All the CLEAR WORMS I SEE IN THESE SCENES?!?! AHHHHHHHHH

@comicsansgreenkirby 2 жыл бұрын

Showed me the new episode a week later. Amazing >.

@pear2369 2 жыл бұрын

Just thinking about how many times we’ve probably eaten dust mites

@MsNickie1001 2 жыл бұрын

Ewwww.

@TheMagicat 2 жыл бұрын

wait, did i click this in my recommendations five seconds after it was posted?

@bigbrady2244 2 жыл бұрын

A video without appealing to nonsense long ages! Good job guys!(even though it was about poop)

@veerakuusela5005 2 жыл бұрын

What is those blue flashes that can be seen at 8:35 when the mite is walking? Static electricity? Didn't expect to see mites generating light.

@obieobrien5883 2 жыл бұрын

As always *ahCHOO* interesting!

@MisterTalkingMachine 2 жыл бұрын

Finally meeting face to face with the namesake of that car from ReVolt

@thartwig 2 жыл бұрын

Literally the bane of my adolescence, they grew up in the shag rug, were raised by it.

@samrakita4279 2 жыл бұрын

a fantastic reminder to wash my damn sheets

@cgpirre 2 жыл бұрын

What's the tiny blue 'flash' that appears a few times on the second left leg of the mite at 8:30?

@DoctorSchnell 2 жыл бұрын

This happens at ~ 4:16 as well.

@Tranquilize39 2 жыл бұрын

I'm honored these creatures let me share their house :)

@NS-gr9cy 2 жыл бұрын

Allergy with dust mite is the biggest misery of my life sometimes when I have to deal with dust.

@greob 2 жыл бұрын

They are so cute!

@mariannetfinches Жыл бұрын

Breakfast time. What shall I watch while I'm eating my toast? I don't know what I was thinking. This is on me, frankly

@victoriawilliams2786 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you very much for this information! I'm hoping when I show this vid to my bff he will acknowledge that dust mites might be the issue of his runny, burning eyes and the tickle he gets in his throat. 😆✌😎🤘

@BroBurg445 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing one once. I was laying in bed on my phone, and I made out some very, very small movement. I lost him at some point, didn't get to take macro lense pictures.

@tree_relics 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic and creepy story telling!

@lancejobs 2 жыл бұрын

This, this is why the immune system is a thing we have.

@DerailedThoughts 2 жыл бұрын

Please please please get zefrank to narrate an episode of Journey into the microcosmos

@theunhappygamer1744 2 жыл бұрын

You guys have to do a video on Demodex Folliculorum. Little face mites that just about every one have..

@jadedrealist 2 жыл бұрын

So these are the little devils that I've been allergic to my whole life. They're kinda cute. Lol.

@nanorbogin896 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I see this video in my recommended it makes me sneeze, not even joking.

@goatslaya9633 2 жыл бұрын

O wow. I watched this when it was 5 minuets released… nice. Great video though!

@Hexsyn 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like people who are concerned about the safety of your master of microscopes VASTLY underestimate the powers of the microcosmos surrounding them--everywhere, every day.

@chadcuckproducer1037 2 жыл бұрын

Part of being a well adjusted human being is learning to let the things that you cant control not bother you.

@leaedt7614 2 жыл бұрын

Is it true that there are no dust mites high up in the mountains?

@mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029 2 жыл бұрын

It really is, mostly just the poop. This made me laugh out loud😁

@mrwilvlogs4594 2 жыл бұрын

Wow i want to see this also to my microscopy

@testusersg 2 жыл бұрын

What is the humidity level that is sufficient to kill dust mites?

@w.randyhoffman1204 2 жыл бұрын

I notice that none of the mites in this video are identified to species, genus, family, or even order level. That's not surprising. James and most microbiologists don't study mites, and despite how harmful ticks and many parasitic or detritovorous mites can be (and how helpful many predatory mites can be), very few people choose to become acarologists (tick and mite scholars) who could identify mites in images and videos.

@stanleyhyde8529 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nightmare fule. I appreciate it 👍

@993LD 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who loves to watch these before bed, I am both horrified and so upset over this information. Yay, knowledge! Sweet dreams! 🥴

@wayoutdan8334 2 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful.

@ritahorvath8207 2 жыл бұрын

I love it , too . . . With no allergies I live together with approx 400 000 mites. I washed my pillows a couple of days ago and feel like a mass murderer ... 😔

@Sock-Monster-Simian 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, so this is why my nose kills me every time I put my face on my couch. Good to know.

@tracezachdaniels4264 2 жыл бұрын

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} sooooo coo...GREAT VIDEO..!!!

@evilannie8884 2 жыл бұрын

look how cute they are!!

@cosmolewandowski7860 2 жыл бұрын

What was the last mite walking on? Is it the glass of the slide, because it seems like it would stick a bit more. Vanderwalls forces I think? Is something out of focus, or is that how they swim?.... do they swim? Help please.

@ChronitonMechanics 2 жыл бұрын

But there is also not enough attention around for everyone to have a sucessfull podcast, no matter how brilliant it is...

@gamingrootz4411 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but I find this mite adorable.

@constanceaverman4364 Жыл бұрын

Snow globe full of poop...thanks! LOL! Great motivator to deep clean my bedroom.

@brendakrieger7000 2 жыл бұрын

Yep I suffer from dust mites too!

@justocho9090 2 жыл бұрын

My skin is crawling at the moment watching this.

@MrMegaPussyPlayer 2 жыл бұрын

04:17 _"So, to keep those other microbes from mite becoming a meal,"_ 04:27 _"Now, that cleaning (out) mite get rid of 'em in the humidity chamber, but"_ These PUNs … can't resist the urge!