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Louse

life science Maturity 11-13

Lice are tiny bugs.

Male human head louse.jpg
Male human head louse.jpg
They live on birds and animals. Some bugs eat skin. Some bugs drink blood. They stay in hair or feathers. They can live on you too. Do you see them?
Louse diagram, Micrographia, Robert Hooke, 1667.jpg
Louse diagram, Micrographia, Robert Hooke, 1667.jpg

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File:Male human head louse.jpg
Male human head louse.jpg
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Mother Louse, Alewife Wellcome L0000658.jpg
File:Louse diagram, Micrographia, Robert Hooke, 1667.jpg
Louse diagram, Micrographia, Robert...
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Ricinus bombycillae (Denny, 1842).JPG
File:Trinoton anserinum (Fabricius, 1805).JPG
Trinoton anserinum (Fabricius, 1805).JPG
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Jan Siberechts "Cour de ferme" détail...
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Fahrenholzia pinnata.JPG
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Lice image01.jpg
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