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Head louse

life science Maturity 7-9

Small bugs live in our hair.

Head louse on human hair.jpg
Head louse on human hair.jpg
They stay on your head. They eat tiny bits of blood. They cannot fly or jump. They use claws to hold on. They move from hair to hair.
Head louse egg 2.jpg
Head louse egg 2.jpg
Have you seen one?

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🖼️ Images & Media (9)
File:PHTH Pediculidae Pediculus humanus capitis.png
PHTH Pediculidae Pediculus humanus capitis.png
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File:Fig. 1. Male of head louse.jpg
Fig. 1. Male of head louse.jpg
File:Pediculus humanus var capitis.jpg
Pediculus humanus var capitis.jpg
File:Head louse on human hair.jpg
Head louse on human hair.jpg
File:Head louse egg 2.jpg
Head louse egg 2.jpg
File:Anoplura hatching.jpg
Anoplura hatching.jpg
File:Pediculus humanus development.jpg
Pediculus humanus development.jpg
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Nuttall 1917 f11.gif
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