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Bookmark or Share- Louse - WikipediaLouse (pl.: lice) is the common name for any member of the clade Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera has variously been recognized as an order , infraorder , or a parvorder , as a result of developments in phylogenetic research.
- Louse | Description, Features, Life Cycle, Species, & Classification ...louse, (order Phthiraptera), any of a group of small wingless parasitic insects divisible into two main groups: the Amblycera and Ischnocera, or chewing or biting lice, which are parasites of birds and mammals, and the Anoplura, or sucking lice, parasites of mammals only.
- What Does Lice Look Like? Pictures of Nits, Eggs & Lice - Verywell HealthIdentifying head lice often depends on spotting the nits (eggs), which look like tiny yellow, tan, or brown spots stuck on the hair shaft near the scalp. This article has pictures of what head lice look like. You will learn how to tell if your child has live lice or just lice eggs.
- What Are Lice, and Where Do They Come From? - HealthlineWhat Are Lice, and Where Do They Come From? What are lice? The louse (plural: lice) is a parasite that attaches itself to human hair and feeds on human blood. The most prevalent kind of lice...
- Head lice - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicA head louse is a tan or grayish insect about the size of a strawberry seed. It feeds on human blood from the scalp. The female louse produces a sticky substance that firmly attaches each egg to the base of a hair shaft less than 1/4 inch (5 millimeters) from the scalp.
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