• Question: Why do we have eyelashes?

    Asked by claireandhannah to Gioia, Iain, Jo, Leo, Mariam on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Joanna Watson

      Joanna Watson answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      I assume that they are there to protect our eyes and stop bad things getting in there.

    • Photo: Gioia Cherubini

      Gioia Cherubini answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      I think that they are a protective barrier, so that things like dust can get trapped there instead of going into the eyes

    • Photo: Mariam Orme

      Mariam Orme answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      I think the purpose of eyelashes is to help keep dust and dirt and insects out of our eyes. And they look pretty.

    • Photo: Leo Garcia

      Leo Garcia answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      We have eyelashes to protect our eyes from debris, and to warn our eyes if something is very close to them – kind of like whiskers on a cat.

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