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Human Flea

Human flea (pulex irritans). Fleas are tiny wingless blood-sucking insects with laterally compressed bodies and long legs adapted for jumping. The bites of human fleas are irritating, but, unlike other species of flea, they are not responsible for the transmission of disease.
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Title:
Human Flea
Caption:
Human flea (pulex irritans). Fleas are tiny wingless blood-sucking insects with laterally compressed bodies and long legs adapted for jumping. The bites of human fleas are irritating, but, unlike other species of flea, they are not responsible for the transmission of disease.
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Album / Science Source / Biophoto Associates
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4447 x 2992 px | 38.1 MB
Print size:
37.7 x 25.3 cm | 14.8 x 10.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ANIMAL • ARTHROPOD • ARTHROPODA • ARTHROPODS • BUG (INSECT) • CLOSE UP • CLOSE-UP • CLOSEUP • COSMOPOLITAN FLEA SPECIES • DISEASE VECTOR • ECTOPARASITE • ECTOPARASITIC • FLEA • FOREGROUND • HUMAN FLEA • INSECT • INSECT: FLEA • INSECTA • INVERTEBRATE • LATERAL VIEW • MAGNIFIED • PARASITE • PARASITIC • PEST • PROFILE • PULEX IRRITANS • PULEX • PULICIDAE • SIDE VIEW • SIPHONAPTERA