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		<title>The Dreaded, Itchy Head Louse</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-dreaded-itchy-head-louse/" title="The Dreaded, Itchy Head Louse" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="155" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hl1a-300x155.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="head louse" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hl1a-300x155.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hl1a-800x413.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hl1a-1536x792.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hl1a-2048x1056.jpg 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hl1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The head louse is a diminutive, <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;parasitic&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;A parasitic entity is defined as an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host&#38;#039;s expense.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/parasitic/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">parasitic</a> insect that lives on the scalp, the areas behind and around your ears, and near the neckline at the back of the head. Sometimes they can even be found in the eyelashes or eyebrows, but that&#x2019;s not very common. They feed on the [&#x2026;]</p>
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