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*The whole life cycle takes '''2-3 weeks'''
*The louse spends its whole life on the animal
**It can however survive for one week off the animal
*In some species [[WikiWords#P|parthenogenesis]] can occur
*Close contact transmission can occur
'''1. Eggs'''
*Known as nits
*Cemented to hairs
'''2. Nymphs'''
*Nymphs hatch from the egg (no larval stage)
*Undergoes several moults
'''3. Adults'''
*Females can lay up to '''10 eggs per day'''[[Category:Lice]]