Human Flea
The human flea, Pulex irritans, is a cosmopolitan flea species that has, in spite of the common name, a wide host spectrum. The species is thought to have originated in South America, where its original host may have been the guinea pig or peccary ( a piglike mammal ) .
This species bites many types of mammals and birds, including domesticated ones. It has been found on dogs and wild canids ( foxes, wolves , jackals ) , monkeys in captivity, opossums, domestic cats, felids ( tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards ) in captivity, chickens, black rats and Norwegian rats, wild rodents, pigs, free-tailed bats, and other species.
It makes you scratch just looking at it . Fortunately , this was just a model at the World Museum , Liverpool .
Human Flea
The human flea, Pulex irritans, is a cosmopolitan flea species that has, in spite of the common name, a wide host spectrum. The species is thought to have originated in South America, where its original host may have been the guinea pig or peccary ( a piglike mammal ) .
This species bites many types of mammals and birds, including domesticated ones. It has been found on dogs and wild canids ( foxes, wolves , jackals ) , monkeys in captivity, opossums, domestic cats, felids ( tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards ) in captivity, chickens, black rats and Norwegian rats, wild rodents, pigs, free-tailed bats, and other species.
It makes you scratch just looking at it . Fortunately , this was just a model at the World Museum , Liverpool .