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Although any part of the scalp may be colonized, lice favor the nape of the neck and the area behind the ears, where the eggs are usually laid. Head lice are repelled by light and will move towards shadows or dark-colored objects in their vicinity.
Explore Lice. 1  Chewing Lice. 2  Sucking Lice. 3  Even though they are extremely small, both lice and their eggs can be seen with the naked eye.  A single female produces between 80 and 100 eggs in her 1  lifetime. A single host can be infested by thousands of lice at one time!