Summary ²

Fleas are the insects forming the order Siphonaptera. They are wingless, with mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood. Fleas are external parasites, living by hematophagy off the blood of mammals and birds.

Notes ³

Fleas from wild animals can occasionally be found around the campus.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Brenda Dobbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/bugldy99/30548670262/
2. Adapted by Even Dankowicz from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonaptera
3. (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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