Brightfield photomicrograph, human flea

The human flea, Pulex irritans, is a cosmopolitan flea species that has, in spite of the common name, a wide host spectrum. It is one of six species in the genus Pulex; the other five are all confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions.

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Keywords: blood, brightfield, flea, human, itch, jump, microscope, parasite, pest, photomicrograph, scratch