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Head louse

Insect
The head louse is an obligate ectoparasite of humans. Head lice are wingless insects that spend their entire lives on the human scalp and feed exclusively on human blood. Humans are the only known hosts of this specific parasite, while chimpanzees... Wikipedia
Class: Insecta
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Pediculidae
Genus: Pediculus
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Psocodea
Phylum: Arthropoda