Why

Yes, its a louse - a head louse.  Won't say from whose head.  

Here's the question:  Why does this thing even exist?  What larger purpose does it serve?  I do wonder if creatures like this are an aberration, an unfortunate outcome, if you will.  (I wonder the same thing about mosquitoes...)

The bottom line is we don't know.  OK - some may claim to know the larger purpose of such things - but I sure don't.  All I know is they are a pain - literally and figuratively.

Perhaps they do have a larger purpose in this big thing we call life but I (we) just can't see it.

Painful things are often like that, aren't they?

Macro

Nothing terribly profound to say here.  This picture represents my first attempt with a new toy - A Raynox closeup adapter.   This adapter clips on to the front of a zoom lens and enables incredibly close focus.  This bee was very cooperative because he was very doppey.  It was early in the morning and he was just 'waking up'.  Good thing as it took a while to figure out how to focus this thing and get the lighting right.