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Flea
* All fleas are generally big enough to be visible to the human eye
  - bite
  - do is feed and breed
* FLeas are the number one cause of skin disease in pets.
* Most flea saliva stimulates responses
  - fleas are parasitic on one specific species of animal, including human beings
* Most fleas bite domestic animals
  - people
  - sick people
  - carry viruses
* Most fleas cause irritation
  - slight irritation
  - develop into adults
  - feed on blood
* Most fleas feed on decay matter
  - plant matter
  - hosts
  - kitties
  - mammals
  - rodents
* Most fleas have environments
  - larval stages
  - ranges
* Most fleas have wide host ranges
  - infect cats
  - lay eggs in dirt or lint, or in their host's nest
* Most fleas live on animals
  - rats
  - look for mates
  - pass through stages
* Most fleas require blood meals
  - spread diseases
* Most fleas survive for weeks
  - months
  - temperature
* Most fleas transmit diseases
  - serious diseases
* Most fleas undergo complete metamorphosis
* Some fleas attack humans.
* Some fleas become chemical science
  - pupas
  - can also serve as intermediate hosts for helminth infections
  - carry bacteria
* Some fleas carry dangerous diseases
  - infectious diseases
  - tapeworms
  - cause allergies
  - contain blood
  - develop resistance
* Some fleas feed on dogs
  - infect rats
  - mice
  - prairie dogs
  - give birth to tapeworms
  - have wings
  - infect people
  - kill fleas
* Some fleas live for months
  - several months
* Some fleas live on dogs
  - rabbits
* Some fleas lose functions
  - motor functions
  - prefer nonhuman sources
* Some fleas survive climates
  - cold climates
  - winter
  - transmit bacteria
* Use an herbal collar or citrus oil spray.
* account for most of the skin problems.
* acquire the bacillus by feeding on infected rodents.
* allergy most commonly involves the area surrounding the base of the tail.
* also bring diseases and parasites such as tapeworms.
* also can carry larval stages of the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum
  - transmit a number of diseases
  - carry dog and cat tapeworms
  - feed on humans , and some people exhibit flea allergies
  - have to have both legs or they'd propel themselves sideways
* are a nuisance to the existence of dogs and cats
  - particularly severe pest problem in many parts of the country
  - vector of plague which is fatal to black-footed ferrets
  - very common problem in dogs and cats, especially during the spring and summer months
  - also the intermediate host of the dog tapeworm
* are also vectors for tapeworms
  - of tularemia, a disease related to plague
  - an external parasite that feeds on the blood of the animal it lives on
  - arthropods that exist as external parasites on mammalian hosts
* are attracted to body heat, movement, and exhaled carbon dioxide
  - the heat and the brightness of the light, and fall into the trap
  - basically an animal problem
  - big money makers for the animal care industry
  - blood sucking wingless insects
* are blood-feeding insects
  - parasites that can infest many species of birds and mammals
* are blood-sucking parasites that prey primarily on mammals
  - capable of jumps
  - carriers of tapeworm
* are common in the summer months
  - on dogs and cats, and populations often infest homes that have pets
  - considered parasites , and they drink the blood of the animal they bite
  - dangerous in that they can potentially carry diseases
  - dark colored, ranging from brown to black
* are ectoparasites, or parasites that live outside the body
  - which means that they live on the skin's surface, similar to lice or ticks
  - everywhere in nature and multiply incredibly fast
* are external parasites , living by hematophagy off the blood of mammals and birds
  - which live by feeding on the blood of mammals and birds
  - extremely small wingless insects
  - fairly cosmopolitan and can infest a variety of different mammal species
  - generally less than three-sixteenth of an inch long
  - great hitchhikers
  - hardy parasites that thrive in warm, humid climates
  - in the carpet or the grass and when the dog lays down the fleas jump onto the dog
* are insects that love to feed on kittens
  - with a very specialized body design
  - interested in dogs
  - laterally compressed wingless insects
* are located in beds
  - carpets
  - cheap hotels
  - rugs
  - zoos
  - masters of camouflage and sneak attacks
  - mobile enough to move freely over the body of the host or from one host to another
* are more dormant in the winter and flourish for the duration of the summer
  - numerous during summer and autumn
  - than just itchy
  - most common during the warmer months of the year
  - nasty parasites
  - of an insect family that is drawn to light
  - one of the most important ectoparasites of companion animals
  - parasites on warmed-blooded vertebrates
* are parasites that feed on humans and other warm blooded animals
  - live by sucking on the blood of their hosts
  - tend to live on unhealthy animals with low immune systems
  - parasitic on warm-blooded animals
  - parasitic, meaning they suck blood of birds and animals in order to survive
  - pests of humans and their domestic animals all over the world
  - red-brown, jumping, parasitic insects
  - sensitive to humidity
* are small but hardy insects
  - insects that appear flattened from side to side
  - reddish brown insects
  - wingless insects averaging two to four millimeters
  - small, wingless insects that feed on the blood of animals and people
* are the intermediate host for the tapeworm
  - most common and cause itchy, sometimes inflamed, spots
* are the most common cause of skin disease and also are the source of the common tapeworm
  - skin problems in animals
  - skin problems in dogs and cats
  - of external parasites for hedgehogs
  - parasitic skin disease found in dogs
  - source of insect bites within homes
  - principal vectors though
  - tiny brown insects that move through the animal's coat
  - treated with medicated dusts or sprays
  - usually more frequent during the warmer summer months
  - vectors of bubonic plague
  - vermins
  - vertically flat like a fish, and can move easily through the hair of a host
* are very common parasites in the Vancouver area
  - democratic and enjoy sucking the blood of a wide variety of hosts
* are very small and black
  - have no wings
  - bugs
  - well known for their jumping abilities
* become pests when they get into our houses
  - ravenously hungry, go on feeding frenzy, repeatedly biting victim, spreading disease
* bite animals
  - repeatedly, even when they have satisfied their own hunger
  - the homeowner as well as their pets and can make life miserable for everyone involved
  - victims
* bites Different people have differing reactions to flea bites.
* breed faster in warmer weather.
* can also carry other parasites
  - the larva of a tapeworm
* can also transmit such diseases as feline infectious anemia and plague
  - tapeworms and cause allergies
  - tapeworms, bacterial diseases, and even the rare bubonic plague
* can be a problem during the summer and warm periods
  - in urban residential areas
  - source of irritation for a pet, especially if the pet is allergic to fleas
  - an important nuisance in the summer and fall outdoors
  - difficult to kill
* can carry or transmit various diseases such as the bacterium that causes bubonic plague
  - tapeworms, too
  - the bacterium that causes Cat Scratch Fever in humans
* can cause allergic reactions and carry tapeworms
  - anemia and even death in young pets
  - anemia, skin irritations, and allergies in cats
  - health problems for cats including anemia, severe skin problems, and tapeworms
  - serious health problems for a young kitten, such as anemia
  - skin irritation on dogs called flea allergy dermatitis
  - come from plants and the outdoors
  - complete their development even with the absence of a host
  - continue to develop inside vacuum cleaner bags and re-infest the house
  - contribute to skin problems and carry tapeworm
  - infest household pets and other small animals
  - insert a sort of time-out into their life cycle if there is no animal around to feed on
  - jump several times a second
  - live for months without food
* can live for several months
  - weeks or months in carpet
  - in carpeting for up to a year
  - occur year round in warm climates or on any pet that lives indoors
  - overwinter in unoccupied structures without a host for many months
  - remain in a structure long after the host mammals have been removed
* can reproduce on untreated dogs and cats and allow infestations to persist
  - pets and allow infestations to persist
  - serve as a vector
  - spread tapeworm
* can stay in the cocoon for periods ranging from less than a week to more than four months
  - pupal stage for up to a year
* can transmit diseases
  - human diseases, and also tapeworms
* carry disease and are a host for the tapeworm.
* carry tapeworm eggs
  - tapeworms, and a bad infestation can cause serious loss of blood
* cause discomfort by biting, can cause allergies and transmit tapeworms
  - most the allergic reactions in pets
* continue to feed and breed throughout the winter but often do so at reduced rates.
* currently show no signs of resistance to modern adulticides.
* deposit small white eggs on the animal, which usually fall off into the bedding area.
* develop by complete metamorphosis
  - through a life cycle known as complete metamorphosis
* dips to treat mange are available commercially for both cats and dogs.
* dislike citrus smells.
* do cause tapeworms in both dogs and cats.
* don t eat only when they are hungry.
* drown in liquid when jumping to light.
* exist on all pets.
* feed on blood from the pet for about a week, then jump off to lay their eggs
  - our pets by sucking their blood
* feed on the blood of dogs, cats, and people
  - puppy s blood and cause itching
  - their animal hosts, but spend most of their time off the animal
* go through a complete metamorphosis.
* harbor tapeworms.
* hate garlic.
* have a complete life cycle
  - well built body for jumping
  - appearances
  - four stages to their lifecycle
  - long legs that are modified for jumping long distances
  - mouthparts that are used to pierce the skin and suck the blood of their hosts
  - remarkable corkscrew genital apparatus
  - strong jointed legs
* hide around baseboards, in cracks in floors and in hard to reach areas
  - ears, in armpits, between paws and skin folds, and at the base of the tail
* hop onto their hosts and pierce the skin to ingest a blood meal.
* includes air sacs
  - brains
  - carapaces
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - sections
  - shells
  - skulls
  - thoraxes
  - vacuoles
* infest animals
  - birds and mammals, including people, and are especially abundant on rodents
  - wild animals
* ingest it as they bite.
* larvae metamorphose through four stages before spinning a cocoon and entering the pupal stage.
* lay their eggs in dusty areas, rugs, and cracks between floorboards
  - there eggs while on the host
  - tiny, white, oval-shaped eggs better viewed through a loupe or magnifying glass
* like to hide in dark, moist, and shady areas.
* like to live in an environment that is warm, where they can live up to a year
  - on pets if possible
* live much of their cycle on pets but their eggs mature deep in carpets and upholstery.
  - blood and in severe infestations can consume enough blood to cause anaemia
  - outdoors during warm weather
* love tall grass, shaded areas and some moisture
  - to hide in carpet, furniture, etc
* love warm, dark spots
  - moist climates
  - water and humidity
* make up another insect order.
* mate on the pet, and both sexes bite.
* need blood.
* occur naturally
  - year-round in pets living indoors
* often bite several times in direct succession, until their appetite is satisfied
  - breed in large numbers where pets and other animals live
  - cause serious allergies to infested animals and humans
* only feed on humans and other mammals in the adult stage.
* pass their time on their host eating, breeding and laying eggs.
* pass through a complete life cycle consisting of egg, larvae, pupa, and adult
  - stages of egg, larv a, pupa, and adult
* prefer the blood of pets
  - to wait and jump onto a passing animal
* produce many eggs, which become larvae and pupae.
* remain close to their hosts, living in their nests and homes, preferring warm humid sites.
* reproduce exponentially
  - much like butterflies do
  - warm-blooded hosts for development and for egg maturation
* seem to congregate where animals sleep.
* spend part of their life cycle snoozing in rugs, under furniture, and in closets.
* spend the majority of their time off the dog
  - vast majority of their time off the puppy
* spread bubonic plague, one of the most feared diseases
  - parasites and disease
  - the common dog and cat tapeworm, and carry several viral and bacterial diseases
  - through homes, buildings, and yards
  - throughout homes, animal quarters and yards
* stay in the burrows after killing prairie dogs, waiting for a new host, eventually dying.
* stimulate the immune system both by carrying tapeworms and more directly by biting an animal.
* survive by feeding on blood
* swallow the eggs, which then undergo some development in the flea.
* take more time to be affected.
* tend to migrate towards the head.
* thrive during our warm, muggy South Carolina summers.
* thrive in a warm and humid environment and, while wingless, they can jump as high as two feet
  - heat and humidity and are most active in summer and fall
  - the hot weather and one flea can lay millions of eggs
* thrive in warm, humid conditions, but can turn up in any climate
  - moist environments and climates
* transmit diseases such as plague, typhus and tularemia to humans
* transmit plague carried by rat fleas
  - to humans and animals when biting and feeding on blood
* travel by repeatedly jumping with their powerful hind legs until they find a host.
* undergo a metamorphic life-cycle, similar to a butterfly or moth
* use their hosts' blood as food
  - whatever material they are living in to make the cocoon
* usually lay their eggs on their hosts
  - live and breed most heavily where pets rest
  - require warm and humid conditions to develop
+ Flea (musician): 1962 births :: Living people :: American punk musicians :: Red Hot Chili Peppers :: Musicians from Los Angeles, California :: Musicians from New York :: Bassists :: American rock guitarists :: Australian guitarists :: Musicians from Melbourne :: Australian rock musicians :: Warner Bros. Records artists
  * Flea is known for his unique bass style. He uses a wide range of bass guitar techniques, mainly popping and slapping and changing the speed of his tempo during songs and his quick improvisation. Flea is also a skilled trumpet player. Flea was the band member responsible for getting John Frusciante back into the band.