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A young man is tracing his hand over an older man's face during a FaceAge encounter.

Young and old learn about each other through FaceAge

David is 87, with a gentle smile, intelligent, compassionate eyes, and neuropathy. Caleb, 22, bristling with youth, reaches out tentatively toward David's face. Bright tattoos covering Caleb's forearm simultaneously counter and complement David's white hair and beard. As Caleb's fingers trace David's jaw, he says quietly, with some incredulity...'even the scars are soft.'

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phorid flies

Three life stages of the mushroom phorid fly are shown: from bottom, pupa, larva and adult. This species is an "obligate fungal feeder," meaning it cannot feed or survive on anything other than the thread-like fungal mycelium found in mushroom compost. The flies are not known to be a health hazard to humans or carry any human or animal disease-causing organisms, but the sheer numbers of them and their ability to infiltrate homes are severely stressing out some southern Chester County residents.