Nits & Body Lice: Understanding Head Lice Eggs and Body Lice

No, you cannot get nits (the eggs of lice) on body hair. Nits are specifically the eggs of head lice and they are laid on head hair, close to the scalp.

Body lice lay their eggs on clothing fibers, not on body hair. Pubic lice (crabs) lay their eggs on pubic hair and other coarse body hair like eyelashes and eyebrows, but these are different from head lice and their eggs are referred to as eggs or just "crabs" rather than "nits."

Therefore, the answer is no.