Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 801: Sarcoptes scabei, adult and juvenile mites, eggs, and feces (scybala).
Florida Fan so nicely described the findings here as follows: "Boy, this should give the host quite an itch. We find the feces or scybala, the egg, the premature or developing stage before eclosion and finally the mother mite itself. Sarcoptes scabiei and its family members not only infest humans as itch mites but also infest other warm blooded animals as mange as well. Hopefully the Easter bunnies are spared from its cuniculi species."
Here is a closer view of two eggs (arrows) and numerous fecal pellets (the small, oval, granular structures):
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