Danish flea species can be divided into groups according to the host animals: Human fleas, fleas on hedgehog, fleas on rabbits, bird fleas, fleas on bats, fleas on squirrels, fleas on mice, fleas on rats, fleas on foxes, fleas on badgers, dog fleas and cat fleas. Of these fleas, human fleas, hedgehog fleas, bird fleas, […]
The adult flea
Only adult fleas bite. The adult flea is elongated, 1-3 mm long and has flat sides. They look like small grasshoppers. The flea’s ability to jump is well known. An adult flea can jumps vertically up to 20 cm. Fleas are dark-colored. The head, the thorax which consists of three segments and abdomen are all […]
Fleas
( Latin: Siphonaptera ) Fleas (Siphonaptera) constitute an order of insects. Their biology is similar to that of flies. Some researchers believe that fleas were once a kind of flies, who lost their wings and adapted to a life as bloodsuckers on birds and mammals. Fleas are usually the most obvious possibility when insects bite people. […]
Cat flea, dog flea
( Latin: Ctenocephalides felis, ctenocephalides canis) Cat and dog fleas are very similar in appearance and both species can live on both dogs and cats. Humans are mainly attacked by cat fleas.A cat or a dog may have a light infection of fleas without the human inhabitants of the house noticing, but if the domestic […]
Human flea
(Latin: Pulex irritans) The human flea has become a rather rare insect, but in former times it was the constant companion of men of all classes. At one time the Chinese and others used flea traps made of ivory or bamboo which were gently warmed and placed between the sheets before they went to bed, […]
Fleas
( Latin: Order Siphonaptera) Fleas are extremely well adapted for their special way of life. The hard, tough, chitin exoskeleton makes it almost impossible to squash them and the tall, thin body allows them to move about very rapidly among hairs or feathers. If all else fails, a flea can jump up to about 30 cm.. […]