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I pulled out a piece of dandruff out of my hair but it was black, and looked a bit smaller than a fruit fly is it lice?
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Nits adhere to hair.: Nits are louse eggs. Nits can be white, yellow, tan to gray depending on if the nit has hatched, if it is dead or what stage of development it is in. After hatching the shell may be wrinkled and yellow or white. Nits adhere to hairs, unlike dandruff.Pediculus humanus capitis or the head louse is a parasite that is about 1/8th of an inch long. It has 6 legs with a long body and a head in the.
Answered 11/10/2015
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