Louse. 17th-century artwork of the underside of a louse clinging to a human hair, observed with an early microscope. Published in 'Micrographia' (1665

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Louse. 17th-century artwork of the underside of a louse clinging to a human hair, observed with an early microscope. Published in 'Micrographia' (1665) by the English scientist Robert Hooke (1635-1703).

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Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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