![Imagine your skin's constantly crawling with helpful, but horrifying crustaceans. This is how pretty much every whale lives its life. They're covered with helpful hitchhikers called Whale Lice. They're actually crustaceans that Imagine your skin's constantly crawling with helpful, but horrifying crustaceans. This is how pretty much every whale lives its life. They're covered with helpful hitchhikers called Whale Lice. They're actually crustaceans that](https://i.redd.it/cef1yb9ovl461.jpg)
Imagine your skin's constantly crawling with helpful, but horrifying crustaceans. This is how pretty much every whale lives its life. They're covered with helpful hitchhikers called Whale Lice. They're actually crustaceans that
Whale Lice! | Love whales so much that you never want to be apart? The life of these whale lice (er, crustaceans) is for you! | By California Academy of Sciences | Facebook
![Gray whales are more heavily infested with a greater variety of parasites and hitchhikers than any other cetacean. Gray whales are more heavily infested with a greater variety of parasites and hitchhikers than any other cetacean.](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/journeynorth.org/images/graphics/u-z/gwhale_barnacles.jpg)
Gray whales are more heavily infested with a greater variety of parasites and hitchhikers than any other cetacean.
![Whale lice (Isocyamus deltobranchium & Isocyamus delphinii; Cyamidae) prevalence in odontocetes off the German and Dutch coasts – morphological and molecular characterization and health implications - ScienceDirect Whale lice (Isocyamus deltobranchium & Isocyamus delphinii; Cyamidae) prevalence in odontocetes off the German and Dutch coasts – morphological and molecular characterization and health implications - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S2213224421000298-ga1.jpg)
Whale lice (Isocyamus deltobranchium & Isocyamus delphinii; Cyamidae) prevalence in odontocetes off the German and Dutch coasts – morphological and molecular characterization and health implications - ScienceDirect
![External skin parasites (barnacles & amphipods, known as whale lice) on the skin of an adult Gray..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. ACX-ACP134563 | agefotostock External skin parasites (barnacles & amphipods, known as whale lice) on the skin of an adult Gray..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. ACX-ACP134563 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/4007cdffbb6643943e9458394452d6d3/acx-acp134563.jpg)
External skin parasites (barnacles & amphipods, known as whale lice) on the skin of an adult Gray..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. ACX-ACP134563 | agefotostock
Mackenzie Kwak - Parasitologist - - Cyamus boopis - I'm always staggered by how many humpback whale lice (Cyamus boopis) can build up on a single humpback whale (and this is just
![Stock photo of Researcher reaching over to take samples of Whale lice (Cyamus ovalis)…. Available for sale on www.naturepl.com Stock photo of Researcher reaching over to take samples of Whale lice (Cyamus ovalis)…. Available for sale on www.naturepl.com](https://nplimages.infradoxxs.com/cache/pcache2/01552112.jpg)