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Fleas typically live only for a few months. They are observed to see if they have a predisposition for jumping or walking. Once sorted, they are harnessed by carefully wrapping a thin gold or copper wire around their neck. [4] [1]: 317 Once in the harness, the fleas usually stay in it for life. The harnesses are attached to the props and the ...
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After eliminating all the enemies on the island, Plok journeys to the Fleapit, the source of the fleas, [48] where he utilizes various weaponized vehicles. [49] He confronts the Flea Queen, the leader who hatched the fleas, [50] using a high-tech "secret Super-Vehicle" equipped with bug spray to defeat her. [51]
Although fleas cannot fly, they have developed powerful legs and are famous for being able to jump quite high in proportion to their tiny bodies — more than 100 times their body length, up to a ...
A flea can jump 60 times its length in height and 110 times its length in distance, equivalent to a 1.8 m (6 ft) adult human jumping 110 m (361 ft) vertically and 200 m (656 ft) horizontally. Rarely do fleas jump from dog to dog. Most flea infestations come from newly developed fleas from the pet's environment. [6]
Substantial improvement in acceleration resulting from these mechanisms have been observed in jumping fleas, accelerating turkeys, the striking of mantis shrimp, and the running of horses whose bicep brachii power output is amplified fifty times by the use of catapult-like behavior of the tendon. [1] [6] [8]
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The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the world record holder with a jump of 2.45 m (8 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in) set in 1993 – the longest-standing record in the history of the men's high jump.