How Do Fleas Jump So High? It's All In The Toes!

Meera Dolasia
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:05:34 -0800

Did you know that fleas, those tiny blood-sucking parasites that make your pet's life miserable, can leap as high as 13-inches (200 times their own body weight), with an acceleration force that exceeds 100 times the force of gravity? Believe it or not, some of the world's leading scientists have not only known that, but have also pondered and debated about it, for the last 44 years.