Human head and body lice ( genus " Pediculus " ) share a common ancestor with chimpanzee lice, while pubic lice ( genus " Phthirus " ) share a common ancestor with gorilla lice.
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The head louse, Pediculus Humanus, is no bigger than a sesame seed, but it's a determined little bugger that will crawl down your hair shaft, anchor itself to your skin and feed off your blood.
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Because no matter how many times teachers and nurses explain that head lice do not discriminate against rich or poor; that they have nothing to do with cleanliness or personal hygiene; that, in fact, the picky Pediculus gravitates toward clean hair, there remains a stigma.
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"' Pediculosis corporis "'( also known as " Pediculosis vestimenti " and " Vagabond's disease " ) is a cutaneous condition caused by body lice ( specifically " Pediculus corporis " ) that lay their eggs in the seams of clothing.
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This zoned structure is paired with an eye-control system that allows the " Polyphemus " to visually distinguish target size to avoid predators and track prey . " P . pediculus " is approximately in length . " P . exiguus ", while similar in morphology, is smaller.
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In 1754, Manuel Mendez da Costa proclaimed that the Dudley locust was not an insect, but instead belonged to the crustaceous tribe of animals . He proposed to call the Dudley specimens " Pediculus marinus major trilobos " ( large trilobed marine louse ), a name which lasted well into the 1800s.
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At least three species or subspecies of Anoplura are parasites of humans; the human condition of being infested with sucking lice is called pediculosis . " Pediculus humanus " is divided into two subspecies, " Pediculus humanus humanus ", or the body louse, sometimes nicknamed " the seam squirrel " for its habit of laying of eggs in the seams of clothing, and " Pediculus humanus capitis ", or the head louse . " Pthirus pubis " ( the crab louse ) is the cause of the condition known as crabs.
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At least three species or subspecies of Anoplura are parasites of humans; the human condition of being infested with sucking lice is called pediculosis . " Pediculus humanus " is divided into two subspecies, " Pediculus humanus humanus ", or the body louse, sometimes nicknamed " the seam squirrel " for its habit of laying of eggs in the seams of clothing, and " Pediculus humanus capitis ", or the head louse . " Pthirus pubis " ( the crab louse ) is the cause of the condition known as crabs.
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At least three species or subspecies of Anoplura are parasites of humans; the human condition of being infested with sucking lice is called pediculosis . " Pediculus humanus " is divided into two subspecies, " Pediculus humanus humanus ", or the body louse, sometimes nicknamed " the seam squirrel " for its habit of laying of eggs in the seams of clothing, and " Pediculus humanus capitis ", or the head louse . " Pthirus pubis " ( the crab louse ) is the cause of the condition known as crabs.
