Fleas jump more quickly and with more force than would be possible using muscle. This mystery was solved in 1967, when researcher Henry Bennet-Clark discovered that the fleas, ...

HOP TO IT Jumping fleas launch off from their equivalent of feet (the tibiae and tarsi), not their knees (the trochantera), new research shows. G.

Biomechanics of jumping in the flea. J. Exp. Biol. 214, 836-847. This article is posted on this site to give advance access to other authorised media who may wish to report on this story.

Now this hungry flea needs a warm body to call home. Its jump is super fast, 100 times faster than the blink of an eye. But it takes more than muscle to move that fast.

Fleas jump more quickly and with more force, than would be possible using muscle. This mystery was solved in 1967, when researcher Henry Bennet-Clark discovered that the fleas, ...

Fleas perform an amazing feat when they jump, and the mechanics behind the tiny, bloodsucking pests' acrobatics have been studied -- and debated -- for a long time.