sand flea

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A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans; a chigoe
Any of various small crustaceans of the order Amphipoda, that are found on beaches and jump like a flea
or beach flea Hopping terrestrial crustacean (family Talitridae). The European sand flea (Talitrus saltator) is about 0.6 in. (1.5 cm) long. The long-horned sand flea (T. longicornis), found on the North American Atlantic coast, has antennae the same length as the waxy white body, up to 1 in. (2.5 cm) long. During the day, sand fleas lie buried near the high-tide mark; at night, they forage for organic debris. The common sand flea (Orchestia agilis, or platensis) lives along Atlantic coasts of Europe and the Americas
{i} sandhopper
sand fleas
plural form of sand flea
sandflea
Colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking Dipteran encountered in sandy areas
sand flea
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