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A Spanish family picking lice or fleas from each other's heads. Coloured etching, 1812.

Scenes from the life of Moses before the Exodus. Etching, 1799.

After the defeat of the White Army, a new white peril threatens Russia in the form of the typhus louse, against which the Red soldiers fight by washing themselves and their clothes vigorously. Colour lithograph, ca. 1921.

Thirteen types of crab and two other marine crustaceans. Engraving by I. Taylor.

A head louse (Pediculus humanus). Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi.

The plague of lice. Coloured etching.

A type of louse (Polyplax spinulosa). Pen and ink drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.

Wax relief plaque of a man, Italy, 1701-1800

The typhus louse shaking hands with Death. Colour lithograph by O. Grin, 1919.

False-coloured scanning electron micrograph of the mouth parts of a salmon sea louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis), a species of copepod that lives on salmon. This parasite affects both farmed and wild salmon, and has had a devastating economic impact on the salmon farming industry. X1000 magnification of image.

Salmon sea louse mouth, fish parasite

Maximum intensity projection of a salmon sea louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis), a species of copepod that lives on salmon. This parasite affects both farmed and wild salmon, and has had a devastating economic impact on the salmon farming industry. Autofluorescence (green) from the specimen was imaged after fixation in 2.5% glutaraldehyde. Horizontal image width is 895 microns.

Salmon sea louse, fish parasite

31 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 folded leaf of plates : illustrations (engravings) ; 22 cm (8vo)

Mémoire comparatif sur l'histoire naturelle de l'insecte de la gale / Par F.-V. Raspail.

1 drawing : pen and ink ; sheet 20.7 x 15 cm

The female body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus). Pen and ink drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.

1 print : engraving ; sheet 21.6 x 13.5 cm

A louse, flea, scorpion and spider, all with magnified specimens. Engraving.

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Salmon sea louse mouth, fish parasite

Salmon sea louse, fish parasite

Mémoire comparatif sur l'histoire naturelle de l'insecte de la gale / Par F.-V. Raspail.

The female body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus). Pen and ink drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.

A louse, flea, scorpion and spider, all with magnified specimens. Engraving.

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Salmon sea louse mouth, fish parasite

Salmon sea louse, fish parasite

Mémoire comparatif sur l'histoire naturelle de l'insecte de la gale / Par F.-V. Raspail.

The female body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus). Pen and ink drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.

A louse, flea, scorpion and spider, all with magnified specimens. Engraving.

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