Fleas
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Order: Siphonaptera
Size range
- Tiny, 2–3 mm long
Distribution
- Worldwide
Life History
- Females bite animals and humans
- Some are specific to a type of mammal – dog fleas, cat fleas, though they can bite other species
- Tiny white larvae