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Martin Hughes-Games|16:56 UK time, Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Can you work out what these creatures are? A clue: they could all be living on your body... Answers below please.

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At 20:24 8th Jun 2011, Elaine Spooner wrote:
is a tiny mite
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At 20:26 8th Jun 2011, VladTheImpala_Alistair wrote:
I think these are the eyelash mites... but I could be wrong. (Alistair Wiseman in Holland)
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At 20:29 8th Jun 2011, lllpeople122 wrote:
This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 4.
At 20:29 8th Jun 2011, Nicola Main wrote:
A) Tick B) Bedbug C) Demodex mite D) Nits.
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Comment number 5.
At 20:30 8th Jun 2011, Alex P wrote:
A is definitely an engorged tick after a blood meal! Eugh!
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Comment number 6.
At 20:31 8th Jun 2011, greyprawn wrote:
I think it's a tick.
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Comment number 7.
At 20:31 8th Jun 2011, Rural Essex Girl wrote:
A Tick

B Human Flea

C Eyelash mite?

D Louse (head?)
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Comment number 8.
At 20:32 8th Jun 2011, liam wrote:
Tick

Bedbug

Demodex mite

Nits/headlice
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Comment number 9.
At 20:33 8th Jun 2011, Tony Ward wrote:
Skin mites

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Comment number 10.
At 20:33 8th Jun 2011, Stoatalicious123 wrote:
A) Tick

B) Bedbug

C) Demodex mite

D) House mite
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Comment number 11.
At 20:33 8th Jun 2011, VerityER wrote:
Bed bugs
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Comment number 12.
At 20:34 8th Jun 2011, Ella wrote:
1.spider thing

2.worm thing

3.don't know

4.lice

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Comment number 13.
At 20:34 8th Jun 2011, Carol Monger wrote:
Tick

Bedbug

Mite

Headlice
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Comment number 14.
At 20:34 8th Jun 2011, goldyfinch wrote:
Tick and the last one is a head louse!
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Comment number 15.
At 20:34 8th Jun 2011, ScillyFisher wrote:
a. tick

b. flea

c. eye lash mite

d. head louse
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Comment number 16.
At 20:35 8th Jun 2011, StoatsJackson wrote:
A) Tick

B)Flea

C) Tapeworm?

D) Head louse
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Comment number 17.
At 20:35 8th Jun 2011, Elizabeth wrote:
(D) nits
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Comment number 18.
At 20:35 8th Jun 2011, Kimmy DH wrote:
I don't know but it's just put me off my food, yuck!
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Comment number 19.
At 20:35 8th Jun 2011, Andrea Armstrong wrote:
1 Tic

2 Bed bug

3 Thread worm

4 Head lice
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Comment number 20.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, Zoe wrote:
A Tick

B Flea

C Skin Mite

D Head Lice
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Comment number 21.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, purplenanny wrote:
yeah! loving the glasses!!!!!!!!!!!! well done Martin!
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Comment number 22.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, liam wrote:
Tick

fly (humman)

Demodex mite

eyelash laws

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Comment number 23.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, englishcondor wrote:
dustmite, flea, demodex mite, pubic louse
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Comment number 24.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, jean morris wrote:
Tick, bedbug, eyelash mite, hair lice
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Comment number 25.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, mike wrote:
tick

human flea

mite

head louse
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Comment number 26.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, gailob wrote:
a- tick

b bedbug

c dustmite

d is headlice
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Comment number 27.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, Ryan Hughes wrote:
a.tick

b.bedbug

c.demodex

d.head louse(nit)
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Comment number 28.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, groovy7355 wrote:
c) eyelash mite

d) tick
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Comment number 29.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, frank gray wrote:
tick, head louse, ringworm, crab louse
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Comment number 30.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, shanig wrote:
D ~is a head louse ~ Sohani said
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Comment number 31.
At 20:36 8th Jun 2011, Tony Ward wrote:
A Tick

B Human Flea

C Skin mite?

D lice (head?)

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Comment number 32.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, feroxphil wrote:
tick,flea,demodex mite,louse
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Comment number 33.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, Rose Molyneux wrote:
A) Tick

B) Head Louse

C) Eyelash Mite

D) Crab louse
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Comment number 34.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, janette wrote:
flea

bedbug,

dont know

nit
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Comment number 35.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, RT wrote:
A; TICK

B; FLEA

C; MITE

D HEAD LOUSE
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Comment number 36.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, Ian wrote:
A. Tick

B. Flea

C.Baby leech

D. Head louse
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Comment number 37.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, lennonmac wrote:
A) Tick after feeding

B) Bedbug

C) Demodex mite

D) Head lice

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Comment number 38.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, andrew phillips wrote:
a)tick

b)bedbug

c)scabies

d)nit/headlice
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Comment number 39.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, Mikethebike wrote:
a) tick

b) flea

c) bedbug

d) public lice
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Comment number 40.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, ella bubbles wrote:
a) tick

b) flea

c)Demodex mite

d) headlice
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Comment number 41.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, Robbiebarnowl wrote:
A. Tick B. Flea C. Threadworm D. Head louse
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Comment number 42.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, juliet wrote:
a.tick

b.nit

c.some sort of worm

d.louse
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Comment number 43.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, Milpops1998 wrote:
A) Tick/Flea

B) Bed Bug/Flea

C) Tape Worm

D) Headlouse/Eyebrow Bug!
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Comment number 44.
At 20:37 8th Jun 2011, chris peck em wrote:
A) TICK B) FLEA C) DEMODEX D) HEAD LOUSE
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Comment number 45.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, honeybadger26 wrote:
a)tic

b)bead bug

c)eyelash mite

d)headlice-nits
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Comment number 46.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, mrcatsdad wrote:
A/ Tick

B/ Flea

C/ Louse

D/ Mite
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Comment number 47.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, Sarahs Dad wrote:
A) Engorged Bedbug (after meal)

B)Flea

C)Demodex Mite

d) Eyelash mite
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Comment number 48.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, lllpeople122 wrote:
a:tick

b:bedbug

c:mite

d:lice
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Comment number 49.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, robert burke wrote:
a.tick

b.human flea

c.leach

d. pubic louse
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Comment number 50.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, chris walton wrote:
tick

flea

eye lash mite

head lice
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Comment number 51.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, deano wrote:
a. Tick

b. Flea

c. mite

d. Lice
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Comment number 52.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, pford3 wrote:
1 tick

2 bedbug

3 demotex mite

4 head louse
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Comment number 53.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, Ellis Birt wrote:
a) Tick

b) Flea

c) leech

d) Louse
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Comment number 54.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, john k wrote:
A. Tick

B. Flea

c. Demodex follicularum

D. Pubic Louse
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Comment number 55.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, quackling wrote:
A: Female Tick

B: Flea

C: Face mite

D: Head louse

... ick!
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Comment number 56.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, Harebelly wrote:
Tick

Flea

Eyelash/face mite

Head louse....but maybe body or pubic louse!
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Comment number 57.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, dr bigwity wrote:
dunno bout those pics but kates duckling should be called packem
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Comment number 58.
At 20:38 8th Jun 2011, millie_cat wrote:
A-tick

B-bed bugs

C-eyelash mite

D- head lice/ nits

even if there not correct could you mention megan and tina please !!!
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Comment number 59.
At 20:39 8th Jun 2011, helenhullavington4 wrote:
A is a tick, B is a bed bug, C is the larva of a mite and D is a head louse.
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Comment number 60.
At 20:39 8th Jun 2011, tedbun wrote:
A - Tick

B - Bedbug

C - Mite

D - Nit ie head louse
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Comment number 61.
At 20:39 8th Jun 2011, purplenanny wrote:
a. tick

b. flea

c. eye lash mite

d. head louse

and scruffy for the ducklings name!! cute
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Comment number 62.
At 20:39 8th Jun 2011, VerityER wrote:
a/ Tick B/bedbug C/Worm of some sort D/Louse (probably head)
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Comment number 63.
At 20:39 8th Jun 2011, thefebensmiths wrote:
a) spider

b) fly

c) mite

d) bed bug

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Comment number 64.
At 20:39 8th Jun 2011, Verity the Dog Groomer wrote:
Photo C is defo an Eyelash mite. They live in your eyelash roots, sounds yuk but they actually keep your eyelashes clean and are normally harmless. Apparently half the Uk population have them. Best not to let anyone borrow your mascara!!!

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Comment number 65.
At 20:39 8th Jun 2011, englishcondor wrote:
dust mite, human flea, demodex mite and pubic louse
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Comment number 66.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, Lee Burkinshaw wrote:
A) TICK

B) HUMAN FLEA

C) EYELASH MITE

D) HEADLICE
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Comment number 67.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, Ian156 wrote:
A) Sheep/Deer Tick -carry Lyme Disease

B) Human Flea

C) Scabies Mite

D) Pubic Louse /Dose of the sherbet (dabs) or the dreaded mechanical dandruff!

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Comment number 68.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, Lioness wrote:
A: Tick

B: Flea

C: Demodex mite

D: Lice
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Comment number 69.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, andy wrote:
A. Tick

B. Flea

C. Eyelash Mite

D. Head Louse
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Comment number 70.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, Rose Molyneux wrote:
A) Tick

B) Bed bug

C) Eyelash Mite

D) Crab Louse
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Comment number 71.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, Dylan Rendall wrote:
C lives on eyelashes

D headlice?

a name for kates duckling - chris (just to annoy him)
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Comment number 72.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, LilBo20 wrote:
A) TICK

B) FLEA

C) SCABIES MITE

D) HEAD LICE
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Comment number 73.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, DoktorWatson wrote:
A: Tick B: Janet Street-Porter C: Tape Worm D: Head louse.
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Comment number 74.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, corkingcrew wrote:
A) Tick B) Flea C) Demodex mite D) Headlice

The Corking Crew
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Comment number 75.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, cheesycheesecakes wrote:
i think A) TICK B) DUSTMITE C) THREADWORM D) HEADLICE
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Comment number 76.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, Penguin_mad_ellie wrote:
A. Tick

B. Flea

C. Demodex mite

D. Head louse

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Comment number 77.
At 20:40 8th Jun 2011, Dom95 wrote:
A) dustmite

B) bed bug

C) fluke worm

D) head lice
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Comment number 78.
At 20:41 8th Jun 2011, KirstenE1970 wrote:
We are a little confused but we think....a) Tick

b) Bedbug

c) Demotex Mite

d) Nit or a Headlouse

Good Luck everyone!!!
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Comment number 79.
At 20:41 8th Jun 2011, Tracy vibert wrote:
A tick

b flea

c eyelash mite

Hair lice
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Comment number 80.
At 20:41 8th Jun 2011, AspieMum wrote:
A: mite

D: Headlice

Not sure about the other 2.
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Comment number 81.
At 20:41 8th Jun 2011, PinfordPigeons wrote:
1.Tick

2.Head louse

3.Dermodex mite

4.Pubic lice
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At 20:41 8th Jun 2011, Toadflax wrote:
a, tick

b,eyelash mite

c, bedbug

d, head louse

no idea really
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Comment number 83.
At 20:41 8th Jun 2011, Pasta Kath wrote:
A Tick

B Cat Flea

C Scabies mite

D Head louse
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Comment number 84.
At 20:41 8th Jun 2011, chris wrote:
a. dust mite

b. flea

c.dermodex canis

d. head louse
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Comment number 85.
At 20:41 8th Jun 2011, Nanuak wrote:
a. tick

b. flea

c. threadworm

d. head lice
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At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, millie_cat wrote:
sorry i made a mistake

A = tick

B = flea

C= eyelash mite

D= head louse/ nit
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Comment number 87.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, reecemcilvenny wrote:
Just Watching The Programme Think The Following Answers Are...

A: Tick

B: Mite

C: Internal Worm

D: Flea
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Comment number 88.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, Helen Gordon wrote:
a. tick

b. human flea

c. eyelash mite

d. head lice
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Comment number 89.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, Mooney and Jules wrote:
a. Tick

b. Human Flea

c. Eyelash Mite

d. Head Louse
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Comment number 90.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, Sarahs Dad wrote:
A) Bedbug

B( Flea

C) Eyelash mite

D) Head louse
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Comment number 91.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, PoppyFieldVet wrote:
A=Tick, poss Ixodes ricinus.

B=Flea, poss Ctenocephalide felis or Pulex irritans

C= Mite, Demodex spp.

D=Louse, Pediculus humanus.

From a vet student in Bristol!

Please give vet students in Bristol a shout!!!!!!!! We had our parasitology exam yesterday, not used to i/d human parasites!! Thank you! Charlotte Biddle.
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Comment number 92.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, Bread Dough wrote:
tick

flea

mite

louse
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Comment number 93.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, Janet Farley wrote:
Tick

Eyelash mite

Dust mite

Head louse
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Comment number 94.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, becktrain wrote:
A Tick

B: Skin mite

C: Demodex mite

D: pubic lice
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Comment number 95.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, Cora wrote:
A is a tick

B is a flea

c is a demodex mite

D is a head louse
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Comment number 96.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, Don_Donald wrote:
Tick

Flea

Demodectic mite

Louse (pubic)
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Comment number 97.
At 20:42 8th Jun 2011, Ryan Hughes wrote:
a. Tick Disambiguation

b. flea Ctenocephalides felis

c. bed bug Cimex lectularius

d. Demodex Folliculitis

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Comment number 98.
At 20:43 8th Jun 2011, __Bekki wrote:
A- Tick

B - Human Flea

C - Eyelash Mite

D- Head louse
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Comment number 99.
At 20:43 8th Jun 2011, wildlife12345 wrote:
a) bedbug

b) dont know

c)eyelash mite

d) headlice
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At 20:43 8th Jun 2011, jimbo1uk wrote:
i think d is a nit or hedlice
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