This image was captured while a Head Louse, Pediculus humanus, was emerging from its egg.
After the egg hatches, the shell becomes a more visible dull yellow, still attached to the hair shaft. The nymph looks like an adult head louse, but is about the size of a pinhead, maturing after three molts, becoming adults about 7 days after hatching.
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