Some have speculated that in just 30 days, ten adult female fleas on old Fido could produce a quarter of a million offspring. That would fill a lot of flea circuses.
Fleas are amazing little critters.
They can jump seven or eight inches up in the air, and jump more than a foot horizontally. Fleas don t eat only when they are hungry. In fact, they are absolute gluttons, and will continue to bite its host until they can t eat any more. There is a reason they do this and it is critical to the survival of a flea s life cycle. Here s how it works.