Hair

Phthirus pubis (pubic louse) locking its massive claw on a pubic hair as it swings across its host. From The Parasites Series. Pencil drawings on Bristol board. I did not finish this series. Every time I drew a specimen I started itching. Other drawings in the parasite series include clockwise from left: Aphidoidea (aphids); Sitophilus granarius (weevil); Cuculus canorus (Cuckoo bird); Giardia lablia. There were some intestinal parasites that made me sick therefore I did not post them. This was not a very pleasant series.