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Original poster

Are these headlice?

53 replies

DesignedForLife · 22/05/2018 22:24

Just that really, everything I've found online says headlice get no bigger than 3mm or the size of a sesame seed. These are much bigger, the size of a grain of rice. Anatomically they look like lice, just so big!

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OrchidInTheSun · 22/05/2018 22:24

They can be if you let them grow

Original poster
DesignedForLife · 22/05/2018 22:24

.

Are these headlice?
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UserV · 22/05/2018 22:25

Can't know really without seeing them......

blibblibs · 22/05/2018 22:26

Yep, that headlice, sorry.

Lovestosing · 22/05/2018 22:26

Yep, definitely head lice! They come in many varying sizes!

Sofabitch · 22/05/2018 22:26

Yes

Beamur · 22/05/2018 22:26

I shouldn't have read this thread, I'm itching already!

Imstickingwiththisone · 22/05/2018 22:26

Yes theyre headline.

Farontothemaddingcrowd · 22/05/2018 22:26

Yep

Dontletthebastardsgrindyoudown · 22/05/2018 22:26

Yep... SadThanksWine

mummmy2017 · 22/05/2018 22:26

Yes they are... big ones...

shelikesemwithamoustache · 22/05/2018 22:27

100% head louse

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DesignedForLife · 22/05/2018 22:27

Just so flipping big! I haven't felt a thing Shock

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Buzzlightyearsbumchin · 22/05/2018 22:27

Yes. Get yourself a nitty gritty comb those white ones aren't the best.

UserV · 22/05/2018 22:27

Oh I see the pic now. Yep tis headlice.

Allthewaves · 22/05/2018 22:27

Yep it's lice. Ds2 had massive ones as we didn't realise he had lice and was crawling. Literally you could see them scrambling about from a foot away

category12 · 22/05/2018 22:27

Yup.

Burn down your house immediately.

EspressoButler · 22/05/2018 22:27

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DesignedForLife · 22/05/2018 22:28

I might have to shave my head

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DesignedForLife · 22/05/2018 22:28

I'd burn the house down but it wouldn't help Confused

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Allthewaves · 22/05/2018 22:28

I was crawling too. Embarrassingly I thoroughly I had bad dandruff as hadn't seen the lice but no they were eggs

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DesignedForLife · 22/05/2018 22:29

Should say I found them on DD first. Off to find a nitty gritty comb

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Allthewaves · 22/05/2018 22:30

I use hedrin once. Looks like you have grasped hair for a week but brilliant. Then nitty gritty with clear conditioner for next week.