Also known as fleas, Siphonaptera
Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult fleas grow to about long, are usually dark in color, and have bodies that are "flattened" sideways or narrow, enabling them to move through their hosts' fur or feathers. They lack wings; their hind legs are extremely well adapted for jumping. Their claws keep them from being dislodged, and their mouthparts are adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood. Some species can leap 50 times t
Fleas are small, wingless insects that live as parasites on mammals and birds by feeding on their blood, with about 2,500 species existing worldwide. They matter because their physical adaptations—including powerful jumping legs, claws for gripping, and piercing mouthparts—make them difficult to remove from their hosts, allowing them to thrive as persistent parasites.
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跳蚤解剖圖 跳蚤,為屬於蚤目(Siphonaptera)的完全變態類昆蟲。是小型、無翅、善跳躍的寄居性昆蟲,成蟲通常生活在哺乳類身上,少數在鳥類。具刺吸式口器,雌雄均吸血;成蟲體型微小或小型,無翅,體堅硬,兩側扁平(幫助其在宿主毛髮間活動),觸角粗短。口器銳利,用於吸吮。腹部寬大,有9節。後腿發達、粗壯。蛹被繭所包住。外寄生於哺乳類和鳥類體上,幼蟲無足呈圓柱形,營自由生活,具咀嚼式口器,成蟲以血便或有機物質為食。
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