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Pictures of Head Lice
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Pictures include head lice at multiple stages of the life cycle. The life cycle of head lice lasts about 30-35 days from egg (or nit ) to adult. The female louse can lay as many as 10 eggs per day. The incubation of the egg usually lasts between 8 to 10 days. After the nit hatches, the second stage of the life cycle, or the nymph stage, also takes about 8-10 days. The nymph typically molts 3 times before reaching its adult form. |
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 Adult Male, Female Louse, Nit |
 Adult Male Louse Picture |
 Double Nit Hatching |
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 An empty nit shell attached to the hair shaft. |
 Adult lice are clear in color before they feed. |
 Pictures of the stages of a louse nit, nymph, and adult. |
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 Nit, nymph and adult louse are a fraction of a centimeter in size. |
 The nit, or egg, of head lice attached to the hair shaft. |
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