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Lice egg on finger.
What Do Nits Look Like?
You're much more likely to spot nits on your child's head than hatched bugs - because nits don't move! So, what do head lice nits look like?
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Physical description of nits
A nit is a small hard case containing a louse egg.
Small is the operative word.
How tiny? Smaller than the flat metal head of a pin.
About the size of the dot under the exclamation point at the end of this sentence!
(CDC photo … astonishingly small!)
Nits are pale in color.
Whitish, yellowish, light tan.
Early stages of lice pictures
Therefore, they may be a little easier to spot in dark hair. No matter what color the hair, a strong light is necessary - and a magnifying glass can be really helpful.
Nits are glued onto the hair shaft using incredibly strong, hard nit glue that encircles the hair shaft.
They're attached at an angle. You won't be able to see the angle when you're looking at nits in your child's hair, but you can see it in the magnified photos below.