Louse Collection

Head louse, SEM
Head louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) clinging to a human hair. Head lice measure 2-3 millimetres in length

Canoeing on the Louse River, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Superior National Forest, Minnesota, United States of America, North America

Beekeeping (or apiculture, from Latin: apis bee ) is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives

Adult Pea Aphid -Acyrthosiphon pisum-, pest, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

HOOKE: LOUSE, 1665. A louse, as seen by Robert Hooke with his microscope. Copper engraving from Hookes Micrographia, 1665

Fish louse feeding on tropical fish in aquarium
BB-1321 Fish louse feeding on tropical fish in aquarium Argulus spp. Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Colony of small Permanent Currant Aphids -Aphidula schneideri-, pests, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Mother Louse Alewife
Mother Louse, alewife, proprietor of Louse Hall, near Oxford : she is said to have been the last woman in England to wear a ruff

Orders of Insects

Long-footed potoroo and lice species
Long-footed potoroo, Potorous longipes (White's potoroo, Hypsiprymnus minor) 1, and lice species 2-4. Potoroo, Poux

Aardwolf, Arabian pea and louse
Aardwolf, Proteles cristata, Arabian pea, Bituminaria bituminosa, louse, Psocoptera species. Protele, Psoque, Psoralier

Naples, Italy, Studio reconstitution of a scene of the streets of Naples showing two young people stripping
LUX4729351 Naples, Italy, Studio reconstitution of a scene of the streets of Naples showing two young people stripping, 1865, SOLD ()

Le pou de l'ane - in " Esperienze intorno alla generazione degli insetti" Firenze 1668 by Francesco Redi
XEE5031831 Le pou de l'ane - in " Esperienze intorno alla generazione degli insetti" Firenze 1668 by Francesco Redi; (add.info)

War 1914-1918: poilu seeks his lice sitting in a trench (photo)
JAB5036126 War 1914-1918: poilu seeks his lice sitting in a trench (photo); (add.info.: War 1914-1918: a hairy deshabille seeks his lice sitting in a trench.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Engraving depicting a flea and a louse, 18th century
5309424 Engraving depicting a flea and a louse, 18th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a flea and a louse. Dated 18th century 01/02/1774); Universal History Archive/UIG

War 1914-1918, Lice, Postcard referring to soldier lice (postcard)
JAB5036105 War 1914-1918, Lice, Postcard referring to soldier lice (postcard); (add.info.: War 1914-1918, Lice, Postcard referring to soldier lice.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a lice symbol of the trench
LUX4738979 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a lice symbol of the trench, titled: French toto charms of attachment and victory

Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever, caused by the organism Rickettsia prowazeki
UIG5425636 Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever, caused by the organism Rickettsia prowazeki, is spread by lice (poux), c.1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Here)

War 1914-1918, The lice and the Germans (photo)
JAB5036110 War 1914-1918, The lice and the Germans (photo); (add.info.: War 1914-1918, The lice and the Germans: Postcard against the German military)

Human flea and human louse - Human flea
FLO4573745 Human flea and human louse - Human flea, Pulex irritans 1, and human louse, Pediculus humanus 2

A Mother Delousing her Child's Hair, Known as A Mother's Duty, c.1660-c.1661. A mother is inspecting her child's hair for lice

Illustration of Pear Emmanuel dit Caran d Ache (1858-1909) in Psst
ICA4894381 Illustration of Pear Emmanuel dit Caran d Ache (1858-1909) in Psst

The Common Chic, the Pou
JEB4830179 The Common Chic, the Pou." Fauna des Medecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte Cloquet" - Volume 6 - 1825

"Scene de rue en Italie"(Italian Street Scene) Ombres de trois femmes
FIA5327796 " Scene de rue en Italie" (Italian Street Scene) Ombres de trois femmes, certaines meres et probablement marchandes du marche, dans une ruelle sombre

Plate 2: a group of people in the street, possibly beggars, from the series of customs and pastimes of the Spanish people, 1850

Orders of Insects
6338813 Orders of Insects by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Orders of Insects)

ms 2510 Delousing Session, from a medical treatise (vellum)
CHT206213 ms 2510 Delousing Session, from a medical treatise (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Pou vu au microscope - in "Encyclopedie"
LSE4089418 Pou vu au microscope - in " Encyclopedie", Diderot et d Alembert, 18th century (idem 08249) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

West Indian treefern, Japanese sago palm and whale louse
Whale louse, Cyamus ovalis 1, West Indian treefern, Cyathea arborea 2, and Japanese sago palm, Cycas revoluta 3-5. Cyame, Cyathee, Cycas

Human flea and louse
Human flea, Pulex irritans 1, and human louse, Pediculus humanus 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795

Fleas and bugs (coloured engraving)
997538 Fleas and bugs (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Foldout illustration of a louse on a strand of hair from Micrographia
5668985 Foldout illustration of a louse on a strand of hair from Micrographia about observations through a microscope by Robert Hooke published in 1665 by Hooke

Scarlet Insect, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999176 Scarlet Insect, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

The Flea Hunt par Crespi
FIA5401905 The Flea Hunt par Crespi by Crespi, Giuseppe Maria (Lo Spagnuolo) (1665-1747); Private Collection; (add.info.: La chasse aux puces - The Flea Hunt par Crespi)

Pou vu au microscope - in "Encyclopedie"
LSE4089419 Pou vu au microscope - in " Encyclopedie", Diderot et d Alembert, 18th century (idem 08250) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

In the girls gymnasium at The Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, drill instruction (engraving)
1064579 In the girls gymnasium at The Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, drill instruction (engraving) by Renouard

Butterfly Pea, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999174 Butterfly Pea, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

The spoilage of a child by his mother and manufacture of cane eau de vie (rum)
LSE4331986 The spoilage of a child by his mother and manufacture of cane eau de vie (rum), near Cali (Cauca Valley, Colombia), engraving by Ch.Delort

Carrot Head: "lice", written by Jules Renard ed. Flammarion (illustration)
LSE4403084 Carrot Head: " lice", written by Jules Renard ed

A spider and a louse. Natural history board, sd. 19th century
GIA4700668 A spider and a louse. Natural history board, sd. 19th century. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A spider and a louse. Natural history board, sd)

Louse, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001185 Louse, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Louse and death are pals-and-buddy, 1919. Creator: Gruen, Oskar Petrovich (1874-1935)
Louse and death are pals-and-buddy, 1919. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Beggar Woman Fleaing a Boy, 1632. Creator: Jan Georg van Vliet
Beggar Woman Fleaing a Boy, 1632

Is This Your Louse?, 1787. 1787. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Is This Your Louse?, 1787

Fierce as staring Ajax from this seat... 1787. 1787. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Fierce as staring Ajax from this seat... 1787

Cracking a Joke, November 15, 1808. November 15, 1808. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Cracking a Joke, November 15, 1808

Cracking a Joke!!, 1813?. 1813?. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Cracking a Joke!!, 1813?

WW2 Poster -- Typhus, How Is It Spread?
Information poster on typhus and how it is spread. Colour lithograph, British Army anti-typhus medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper

Head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis)
Antique illustration of head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis)

Picture No. 10873637
Human Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) Date:

Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitus) Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA

Illustration of dorsal view of male Body Louse (Pediculus humanus var. corporis)

Ladybird (Coccinellidae) with aphids (Aphidoidea), macro

Aphids -Aphididae- on a leaf

Adult Black Bean Aphid -Aphis fabae-, pest, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Picture No. 10873599
Human Crab Louse (Phthirus pubis) Date:

Mercury mixed with oil is applied with a mop to remove lice from a mans scalp
DE-LOUSING, 1491. Mercury mixed with oil is applied with a mop to remove lice from a mans scalp. Woodcut from an encyclopedia printed at Mainz in 1491

Pthirus pubis, crab louse
A crab louse with a body length 3.5 mm, this species of louse is known to sometimes infest the human body

Grey Whale - showing close-up of Barnacle (Cryptolepas rhachlanecti) & Louse (Cyamus scammoni)
KEL-491 Grey Whale - showing close-up of Barnacle (Cryptolepas rhachlanecti) & Louse (Cyamus scammoni)

California Grey whale - Cluster of barnacles( Cryptolepas rhachianecti) on the head of a California Grey whale
FG-eb-62 California Grey whale - Cluster of barnacles( Cryptolepas rhachianecti) on the head of a California Grey whale

Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, London, 1911
Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911. A nurse treats children whose hair is infested with lice and nits

A nurse examines girls hair, Central Street Cleansing Station, London, 1914. Woman checking for head lice; on the table is a bowl of cut hair

School nurse examining girls hair for head lice, Chaucer School, London, 1911. Another nurse is sitting at a desk

A civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. Artist
A civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. The City aldermen and Lord Mayor John Garratt examining an enormous louse on the Mansion House state bed

Louse clinging to a human hair, 1665
Human Louse, a wingless parasitic insect, 1665. The human louse, a wingless parasitic insect, is now known to be a vector for epidemics of typhus. From Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1635-1703)

Louse clinging to a human hair in Hookes Micrographia, 1665. Robert Hooke was born on the Isle of Wight, and studied at Oxford University

X-Ray - Microscopic x-ray view of a small head louse. Part of Box 165 Boswell Collection - X-Rays. Date: circa 1900

Plan of frog pool - Black and white lantern slide. Very faint plane of Louse.. Part of Box 399. Boswell Collection Date: circa 1900

Waiting to have his shirt examined. In the hands of the Louse Patrol. Somewhere in France

On the trail with the Louse Patrol Somewhere in France
On the trail with the Louse Patrol. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

What !!! Your shirts walking With the Louse Patrol
What !!! Your shirts walking. With the Louse Patrol. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Malaysia, Borneo, Sepilok, close up of Southern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina) adult female in primary rainforest

Malaysia, Borneo, Sepilok, Southern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina) adult female with baby, in primary rainforest lousing

La Toilette Domestique, 1670-75 (oil on canvas)
XIR336966 La Toilette Domestique, 1670-75 (oil on canvas) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82); 14.7 x 11.3 cm; Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Aphids -Aphidoidea- on a Daisy -Bellis perennis-, macro shot, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Aphids -Aphidoidea- being milked by an Ant -Formidicae-, beneficial insects and pests, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Aphids -Aphidoidea-, pests, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Colony of Large Rose Aphids -Macrosiphum rosae-, pests, on a Rose -Rosa- with a thorn, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Large Rose Aphid -Macrosiphum rosae-, pest, on a Rose -Rosa-, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Colony of adult Aphids -Aphididae- on a Lily -Lilium-, pest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Young Aphid -Aphidoidea- on the flower stem of a Daisy -Bellis perennis-, pest, macro shot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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"Exploring the Louse River: A Canoeing Adventure in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Superior National Forest" Get ready for an exhilarating canoeing experience on the picturesque Louse River. As you paddle through the stunning Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Superior National Forest, be prepared to encounter nature's fascinating creatures. Zooming in with a scanning electron microscope reveals the intricate details of a head louse. This tiny pest may cause discomfort but offers a glimpse into its microscopic world. Similarly, an adult pea aphid captured in macro shot showcases its presence as a common agricultural pest found in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Beekeeping enthusiasts will appreciate the importance of these industrious insects and their role in pollination. Meanwhile, Mother Louse Alewife reminds us of the diversity within aquatic ecosystems and how every species contributes to maintaining balance. A colony of small permanent currant aphids highlights their ability to thrive as pests while providing another captivating macro shot from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Robert Hooke's 1665 copper engraving depicts his groundbreaking discovery of lice using a microscope—a testament to scientific exploration throughout history. In aquariums worldwide, fish lice can be seen feeding on tropical fish—an intriguing sight that underscores the complexity of underwater life. Reflecting back on history, we are reminded by WW2 posters about typhus and its spread—illustrating how knowledge is crucial for disease prevention. At Brackenridge Field Laboratory in Austin, Travis County, researchers study head lice (Pediculus humanus capitus) to better understand these parasites' behavior and develop effective treatments. Pear Emmanuel dit Caran d'Ache's illustration from Psst. . Portrays societal issues like antisemitism during the Dreyfus Case intertwined with insect symbolism—a thought-provoking representation indeed.