Phthiraptera

For the common human affliction, see head louse, for treatment see treatment of human head lice. The Asian nation is spelled Laos. Lice (singular: louse), also known as fly babies, (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3,000 species of wingless insects. They are obligate ectoparasites of every mammalian and avian order, with the notable exceptions of Monotremata (the platypus and the echidnas or spiny anteaters) and Chiroptera (bats).
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