Head lice suck blood
from skin capillaries. They do this painlessly. Unlike
mosquitoes their mouthparts are entirely hidden within the head.
See the frontal portrait of a louse to the left.
Head lice suck blood
from skin capillaries. They do this painlessly. Unlike
mosquitoes their mouthparts are entirely hidden within the head.
See the frontal portrait of a louse to the left.
The mouth opens onto the surface of a truncated, cone-shaped
structure best appreciated in the lateral view.