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Can a lice nit still hatch after being plucked from the head?
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Unlikely : Nits need the warmth and humidity of proximity near the scalp to hatch. Those that do hatch need a blood meal within hours to survive, so it is unlikely any would survive long off the scalp.
Answered 7/19/2017
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