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> Bill Swallow wrote:
> >:: Well, to get nit-picky (and really, who doesn't like to get
> >:: nit-picky?),
> >No argument from me... though what exactly are nits and how would you
pick
> >them? ;)
>
> Well, since you asked, here's a picture of a nit (not actual size) from
> Reduction of Attachment of Head Lice Nits to Hair after Exposure to Not
Nice
> to Lice (NNTL) and KK Experimental Formulations:
>
>http://www.getipm.com/notnicetolice/testing/
>
> We like to pick nits because it's an evolved form of grooming behaviour:
it
> promotes friendly social interaction and defuses aggression. <g>
>
Jane, brilliant observation!
Robert L. Stallard
Technical Writer
Houston, Texas, USA
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