Now that we are significant. (human influence over the environment)(Editorial)

Forehead mites are rarely photographed. This is not because they are rare or elusive (the unassuming creatures reside on most human faces, quietly grazing on dead skin and other delicacies) and it's not because the mites are small and ugly (they may be microscopic and aesthetically challenged, but plenty of tiny, hideous things attract attention from researchers and photographers). Forehead mites are neglected because they are insignificant. They have no noticeable effects, positive or negative.

It's an attractive model for humans on earth. If we could become the forehead mites of Gaia, maintaining ourselves as inconsequential denizens of the host planet, our worries …