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2. Talitridae - Wikipedia

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   Terrestrial species are often referred to as landhoppers and beach dwellers are called sandhoppers or sand fleas. The name sand flea is misleading, though, because these talitrid amphipods are not siphonapterans (true fleas ), do not bite people, and are not limited to sandy beaches.

3. Fact check: Are sand fleas biting you on the Myrtle Beach, SC ...

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   Mole crabs are sometimes called sand fleas. Some anglers call the inch-long mole crab a sand flea. It is prized by anglers as bait. The mole crab’s relative, the sand flea, is less than a ...

4. Platorchestia platensis - Wikipedia

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   In common with other sand fleas of the family Talitridae, P. platensis lives above the littoral zone in moist sand or rotting seaweed. [2] There appears to be competitive exclusion between P. platensis and the native Orchestia gammarellus on European beaches.

5. Where do fleas come from? The pests pose problems for both ...

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   Both said fleas are not a diagnosis of a household's cleanliness but of sheer bad luck. The pests live in four life stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult fleas, according to the Centers for Disease ...

6. Talitrus saltator - Wikipedia

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   Talitrus saltator is found around the coasts of the North Sea and north-east Atlantic Ocean from southern Norway to the Mediterranean Sea.In most of its range, its daily cycle is strongly linked to the tides, with daily migrations of up to 100 metres (330 ft), but where there are no significant tides (as in parts of the Mediterranean), visual cues are used instead.

7. Sand flea - Wikipedia

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   Sand flea may refer to: Arthropoda of the class Insecta: Sandfly; Chigoe flea Tunga penetrans; Crustacea of the class Malacostraca: Talitridae; Emerita, also known as mole crab; Culicoides furens, a biting midge known colloquially as "sand fleas", particularly in the Southeastern U.S. Operation Sand Flea, US operations in Panama

8. Emerita (crustacean) - Wikipedia

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   E. analoga digging in the sand. Emerita is adept at burrowing, and is capable of burying itself completely in 1.5 seconds. [6] Unlike mud shrimp, Emerita burrows tail-first into the sand, using the pereiopods to scrape the sand from underneath its body. [12] During this action, the carapace is pressed into the sand as anchorage for the digging ...

9. Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area - Wikipedia

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   Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) South-facing view of the dunes along the Lake Ontario shore at Sandy Pond Beach in spring 2009. Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area Location of Sandy Pond Beach Location Oswego County, New York, USA Nearest city Oswego, New York Coordinates 43°39′36″N 76°11′46″W  /  43.66°N 76.196°W  / 43.66; -76.196 Area 76 acres ...