Flea Facts While it is true that fleas can do the backstroke and Australian crawl, they do not possess the muscle structure for a successful butterfly swimming stroke. In any event, they tire rapidly in water. As a result, shallow pans of water placed near the infected areas will result in thousands of dead fleas in only a few days. Do not teach your fleas to hold their breath, as this will delay their execution. Some species of fleas can jump 130 times their height. Since it is difficult to measure the aerial heights reached by an active flea with precision, it's not possible to provide an accurate estimate of how far these high-jumping fleas are capable of soaring. Needless to say, it's a lot. The most effective way to obtain a 100% kill ratio is to squish it between your thumb and fingernail. Success is accompanied by hearing a sharp 'crack.' However, this method breaks down because they breed faster than you can scrunch. The human body is capable of incredible sensitivity. With practice, you will be able to discern when one of the little ankle-biters hops upon you and prepares to dine. Your penalty for failure to pay attention to the tiny demons is very itchy welts. The flea life cycle can be as short as 16 days. Thus we must never slacken our campaign against them, giving them the opportunity to breed replacements. They are born ready to lay eggs, though not actually pregnant since they are not mammals. Fleas are vampires, feeding directly on the blood of their hosts. Unfortunately, neither the scent of garlic or sight of a Christian cross has any effect on their bloodthirsty ways. No fleas are found at football games. They're afraid of the fleaflicker. Female fleas lay 40 - 50 eggs per day. method breaks down because the
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