Baby lice are tiny wingless insects of the order Psocodea. Technically baby lice are eggs that louse lay on the hair shaft. They are smaller in size, the same as the size of a pinhead. Lice can typically be seen from human eyes as they move fast, but you can notice baby lice as dark specks in hairs. 

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Baby lice do not carry viral or bacterial infections. The existence of baby lice in hairs is not a sign of poor hygiene or a dirty environment. They also usually do not carry or transmit any disease. They result from the transfer of lice from one person’s head to the other person’s hair. This article will discuss help you better understand what baby lice look like.

What Baby Lice Look Like?

Baby lice is an ectoparasite whose only hosts are humans. They look like dandruff, but they don’t fall off your hair easily. Louse lay their eggs (also known as nits) on hair, closer to the scalp. They are very small in size, only 0.3-0.8 millimeters. When nits are of yellow or brown color, it means the eggs have not hatched yet. But when they appear as white or clear, it represents that the louse has hatched, and only the egg remained with a slightly crumpled appearance.

Baby lice are oval-shaped, located about 1.5mm from the scalp on the hair follicle, where the temperature is perfect for keeping the eggs warm until they hatch. Nits took about 6-9 days to hatch, growing into a nymph. The eggs remain attached to the hairs. 

Baby lice are tiny parasites that remain attached to the hairs due to the secretion of female louse called glue. That glue makes them stick to the hair shaft. They are just small eggs that you cannot feel the sensation of their movement unless they have hatched. Baby lice can sometimes also appear as the color of a person’s hair.