Speed and Reynolds Number of Jumping Cat Fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Using strobe-lit video, jumping cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché), were observed tumbling, splaying their limbs, and landing in various orientations. Speeds averaged 3.6 m/sec, and ranged between 1.62 and 5.76 m/sec, 4 times faster than other fleas, Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) and Xenopsyll...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 2002-01, Vol.75 (1), p.52-54
1. Verfasser:	Bossard, Robert L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Average speed Biology Cats Ctenocephalides felis Entomology Fleas Insect flight Jumping Laboratory animals Pulicidae Reynolds number Short Communications
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