Body louse

Found on clothing fibers, particularly in seams, moving to the skin only to feed.

Obligate human blood feeder, requiring frequent blood meals to survive.

Spends most of its lifecycle clinging to fabrics rather than directly on the human body. Eggs, known as nits, are attached to clothing threads.

Acts as a vector for dangerous human pathogens causing epidemic typhus, trench fever, and relapsing fever. They cause severe skin irritation and itching.