Fleas Do Not Drink From Eyes
WouterWhen fleas bite you, they drink blood to survive. In addition to this, these parasitic insects use your blood as a breeding ground. The life cycle of fleas can last up to 100 days. The average female flea will eat up to 15 times her body weight in blood each day. This will give her enough blood to nourish fifty of her offspring.
Fleas do not drink from the eyes, but they do feed on your blood. They are able to jump seven inches (18 cm) vertically and thirteen inches (33 inches) horizontally. Their wings do not give them much of an advantage in jumping, so it’s easy for them to jump over 300 meters. Because they are able to jump, they can easily switch hosts. The best way to get rid of a flea infestation is to apply a treatment that covers the whole area.
Female fleas lay up to eight eggs after feeding. These oval-shaped eggs can be found on a host’s skin, carpet, or other surfaces. After laying eggs, the flea larvae will hatch and feed. They look like small translucent worms and may have black matter in their bodies. These larvae will live for about a week.
Despite their small size, fleas are highly mobile, jumping and swimming at up to 200 times their body length. In addition, certain species of fleas crawl rather than jump. Their incredible strength has led to flea circuses.
