If that isn't enough there are other creepy-crawly threats that jump around trying to kill you, like spiders and fleas. |
A total of 60 white-footed mice yielded 16 species of mites, two species of ticks, two species of fleas, and one species of louse. |
They're so plagued by lice, fleas, dander and mange that their coats are spotted with huge bald patches and pocked with weeping sores. |
We use brewer's yeast to feed fleas when we're raising them for experiments. |
But look closely and you can find sand shrimp and beach fleas hopping through the debris. |
Typhus is caused by rickettsia, bacteria-like microorganisms transmitted through blood-sucking insects such as fleas, lice, and ticks. |