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Flea

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A flea is a tiny bug.

A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis); adult, pupa, egg and lar Wellcome V0022501EL.jpg
A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis); adult, pupa, egg and lar Wellcome V0022501EL.jpg
It lives on pets. It eats blood to stay strong. Fleas can jump very far. They do not have wings.
Flea Larva.jpg
Flea Larva.jpg
Can you find a flea?

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File:A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis); adult, pupa, egg and lar Wellcome V0022501EL.jpg
A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis);...
File:Flea Larva.jpg
Flea Larva.jpg
File:Common house fly, Musca domestica.jpg
Common house fly, Musca domestica.jpg
File:Boreus hiemalis2 detail.jpg
Boreus hiemalis2 detail.jpg
File:British Entomologycutted Plate114.png
British Entomologycutted Plate114.png
File:Gunzesrieder Tal Insekt 3.jpg
Gunzesrieder Tal Insekt 3.jpg
File:Flea in amber.jpg
Flea in amber.jpg
File:P.wangi fossil image.png
P.wangi fossil image.png
File:ChiggerBMNH (cropped).jpg
ChiggerBMNH (cropped).jpg
File:Craneopsylla minerva.jpg
Craneopsylla minerva.jpg
File:NHMUK010177265 The plague flea - Xenopsylla cheopis cheopis (Rothschild, 1903).jpg
NHMUK010177265 The plague flea -...
File:NHMUK010177289 The moorhen flea - Dasypsyllus Dasypsyllus gallinulae gallinulae (Dale, 1878).jpg
NHMUK010177289 The moorhen flea -...

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.0 | Vital Level 4