Body Louse

Exclusively found on human clothing and skin, typically in environments with overcrowding and lack of regular hygiene/laundering.

Obligate blood feeders, consuming human blood multiple times a day.

They live and lay eggs (nits) in the seams of clothing and bedding, only moving onto the skin to feed. They cannot jump or fly and are spread through direct contact or shared items.

High risk to humans; they can transmit serious bacterial diseases such as louse-borne typhus, trench fever, and epidemic relapsing fever. They cause intense itching and skin irritation.