What’s 3 times better than 1 louse on a holiday? That’s right, 3 lice on a holiday! To celebrate the most American dish of American Thanksgiving, I present 3 chewing lice found on each of the participating fowl.

Cuclotogaster heterographus - Feather louse collected off a Domestic Chicken

Anaticola crassicornis - Feather louse collected off a common Mallard Duck (and which strangely kind of looks like a duck…)

Menacanthus stramineus - Louse collected off a Domestic Turkey (but can also be found on Domestic Chickens)

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends! May your Turducken be moist & louse-free, and your gravy smooth!