Look at this from the Bohart Museum of Entemology website:

Fleas are bloodsucking parasites of pets, livestock and humans. These are laterally flattened and wingless insects. Fleas can travel rapidly by jumping, using their legs and a spring-like mechanism in the body. They are capable of spectacular leaps, covering distances up to one hundred times their body length.

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