What is the difference between the head louse and the body louse?

Answer by  Milette4 (900)

Although both types of lice are similar in appearance, body lice are slightly larger. Head lice depend on their host constantly while body lice can survive without its host for up to 30 days. Head lice live on human hair and body lice on clothing. Anyone can get head lice while body lice are associated with poverty and unhygienic circumstances.

Answer by  Moma123 (1043)

Head louse lives on human scalp, feeding on blood from scalp and attach eggs to scalp hair. Body louse lives on human skin and lays eggs on clothing.

Answer by  bubbyboy (9929)

To just look at the two kinds it is almost impossible to tell head from body lice. The head louse primarily stays on the head but can infest the eyebrows and eyelashes. Whereas the head louse lays its eggs at the hair shafts the body louse lays eggs usually along clothing seams. Head lice is much more common.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

A head louse only lives on the head and lays its eggs on hair strands. The body louse lives in chest hair and pubic hair. They are two separate species.

Answer by  Moma123 (1043)

The head louse and body louse looks same but body louse is slighter larger in size. Away from its human host, head louse survives upto 2 days where as body louse can survive upto 30 days. Head louse lives in hair and scalp where as body louse lives in clothing.