Henry Bennet-Clark, zoologist who solved puzzles of fleas’ high jumping and cicadas’ loud song
Clark, who has died aged 90, was a zoologist of invertebrates and dedicated teacher who solved two great puzzles in insect ...
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Snow fleas 101: What are those little black specks jumping on top of the snow?
You’ve got a little sunshine overhead, the crunch of snow underfoot ... and fleas jumping around your boots? Welcome to snow flea season. These primitive little bugs, commonly known as ...
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Flea morphology
The legs are relatively long, the hind ones with especially large coxae to enable jumping, and the five-segmented tarsi have prehensile claws. The adult flea is highly adept at jumping, facilitated by ...
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Henry Bennet-Clark, zoologist who solved puzzles of fleas’ high jumping and cicadas’ loud song
Henry Bennet-Clark, who has died aged 90, was a zoologist of invertebrates and dedicated teacher who solved two great puzzles in insect biology: how fleas jump and how cicadas belt out songs so ...