What is Crab louse?
{{Taxobox | name = Crab louse | image = Pthirus pubis - crab louse.jpg | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Phthiraptera]] | subordo = [[Anoplura]] | familia = [[Pthiridae]] | genus = ''[[Pthirus]]'' | species = '''''P. pubis''''' | binomial = ''Pthirus pubis'' | binomial_authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]) | synonyms = ''Pediculus pubis'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> }} The '''crab louse''' or '''pubic louse''' is an [[insect]], which is a [[parasite]] on [[human]]s. It is found most often in [[pubic hair]], but also lives in other areas on the body with dense hair. It can be spread from one human to another by [[sexual intercourse]], but also through [[garment]]s, [[towel]]s and besheets, for example in a [[hotel]]. Crab lice are still visible with the human eye, they are about 1.5-2mm in size. Note that [[Head louse|head lice]] and [[Body louse|Body lice]] are different species. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Insects]] [[Category:Parasites]]