Flea, wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect, 1665. Artist: Unknown
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Flea, wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect, 1665. The human flea (Pulex irritans) can transmit plague. From Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1635-1703). Micrographia was published in 1665 and contains prints of some of the specimens Hooke viewed under the compound microscope that he designed.
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- Robert Hooke, attributed to: British: Experimental philosopher, scientist, architect
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