doyer t1_j9xlmd5 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:56 AM Reply to comment by Evan_Fishsticks in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973 The ones that affect humans are human specific. Some may end up having some trait that allows them to survive on other animals or vice versa but I wouldn't know about that. Permalink Parent 8
doyer t1_j9xlmd5 wrote
Reply to comment by Evan_Fishsticks in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
The ones that affect humans are human specific. Some may end up having some trait that allows them to survive on other animals or vice versa but I wouldn't know about that.