Well here we go...this is the unmentionable
one ( my wife said to me, "you can't put that on the internet",
who can't).The Crab louse...as the picture indicates, the crab
louse is almost as broad as long, and its claws are extraordinarily
well developed and together with the shape of the body give
it a crab like appearance. It's preferred habitat is among
the body hairs and particularly in the pubic region. The large
claws are particularly well adapted for gripping these strong
hairs. Crab lice can also occur in the armpits, in beards and
sometimes on eyelids and eyebrows, and indeed they have even
been found among the fine hair on the heads of infants.
The female crab louse lays about 25 eggs, each firmly attached
to it's own hair. The development from egg to adult takes about
3 weeks. Crab lice are sedentary. Having found a suitable place
a louse will seize the host's hair, bore into the skin with
its mouthparts and suck blood several times in succession,
with only short intervals. It will die within a day if removed
from its host.
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