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Human Head Louse - Pediculus humanus
Copyright © 2007 Stanley Dean Rider, Jr.

Human Head Louse - Pediculus humanus
Size: 3mm
Pediculus humanus capitus - the human head louse. Its origins shall remain anonymous. The photograph is of a preserved specimen in alcohol.
Contributed by Stanley Dean Rider, Jr. on 6 September, 2007 - 10:11pm
Last updated 12 March, 2014 - 12:27pm

curious cuz now I can't sleep.
Does it pinch/bite if you try to kill them?
… Tammy Hebert, 13 February, 2014 - 9:06pm

Moved
Moved from Human Louse.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 October, 2009 - 9:22pm

Moved
Moved from Chewing Lice.
… Boris Büche, 7 September, 2007 - 4:11am

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