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sand fleaor beach fleaHopping terrestrial crustacean (family Talitridae). The European sand flea (Talitrus saltator) is about 0.6 in. (1.5 cm) long. The long-horned sand flea (T. longicornis), found on the North American Atlantic coast, has antennae the same length as the waxy white body, up to 1 in. (2.5 cm) long. During the day, sand fleas lie buried near the high-tide mark; at night, they forage for organic debris. The common sand flea (Orchestia agilis, or platensis) lives along Atlantic coasts of Europe and the Americas. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Though I followed the lead of soldiers and dipped my clothes in a toxic bug spray before arrival, I've been attacked by sand fleas every night for the last week, even as I slept beneath my mosquito net. While we protect the rights of the convicted murderer, the whales, frogs and sand fleas (to say nothing of the pristine Alaskan wilderness), we abandon the helpless human being. However, we observed persons living in a underdeveloped neighborhood in Fortaleza, northeast Brazil, where patients carried up to 145 sand fleas in all stages of development. |
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