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  2. Flea - Wikipedia

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    Once the flea reaches adulthood, its primary goal is to find blood and then to reproduce. [15] Female fleas can lay 5000 or more eggs over their life, permitting rapid increase in numbers. [16] Generally speaking, an adult flea only lives for 2 or 3 months. Without a host to provide a blood meal, a flea's life can be as short as a few days.

  3. The life cycle of a flea | Pet Peeves - AOL

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    Fleas thrive in warm, moist environments. An adult female flea lives an average of 30 to 90 days and can lay 50 eggs each day.

  4. Tunga penetrans - Wikipedia

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    Tunga penetrans is a species of flea also known as the jigger, jigger flea, chigoe, chigo, chigoe flea, chigo flea, nigua, sand flea, or burrowing flea. It is a parasitic insect found in most tropical and sub-tropical climates. In its parasitic phase it has significant impact on its hosts, which include humans and certain other mammalian species.

  5. Skin conditions in dogs: Symptoms, causes, and how to help - AOL

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    This is known as the flea life cycle." "Mites are another frequently seen parasite, causing a skin issue known as mange. There are two types of mange, sarcoptic mange and demodectic mange.

  6. Daphnia magna - Wikipedia

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    Daphnia magna is a typical water flea of the genus Daphnia. The females reach up to 5 mm in size, the males about 2 mm, thus they are among the largest species in the genus. [ 2 ] The body is protected by a translucent carapace made of chitin , a transparent polysaccharide. [ 3 ]

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    An adult female flea lives an average of 30 to 90 days and can lay 50 eggs each day. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  8. Tungiasis - Wikipedia

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    Tungiasis is an inflammatory skin disease caused by infection with the female ectoparasitic Tunga penetrans, a flea also known as the chigoe, chigo, chigoe flea, chigo flea, jigger, nigua, sand flea, or burrowing flea (and not to be confused with the chigger, a different arthropod).

  9. Cat flea - Wikipedia

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    Cat fleas are holometabolous (undergo complete metamorphosis) insects and therefore go through four life cycle stages of egg, larva, pupa, and imago (adult). Adult fleas must feed on blood before they can become capable of reproduction. [10] Flea populations are distributed with about 50% eggs, 35% larvae, 10% pupae, and 5% adults. [11]