Pubic Louse

Coarse human body hair, primarily in the pubic region, but also eyelashes, eyebrows, chest hair, and armpits

Obligate hematophagy; they feed exclusively on human blood several times a day

They are sedentary parasites that grasp hair shafts with specialized crab-like claws. They move very little throughout their life cycle, which includes an egg (nit), three nymphal stages, and adulthood

Risks include intense itching (pruritus), skin irritation, and potential secondary bacterial infections from scratching. They are not known to transmit systemic diseases but are often markers for other sexually transmitted infections