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The Insect Orders: Order Siphonaptera--Fleas

8 minutes 32 seconds

Now Playing As: Captioned (English) (change)

The Bug Chicks teach the insect orders as only they can. Produced for Texas A&M University's Department of Entomology, this video explores the biology and mythology of fleas. Part of "The Insect Orders" series.

Media Details

Runtime: 8 minutes 32 seconds

On a green leaf sits an oval-shaped bug with shiny black wings with a thick white stripe in the middle, a golden yellow head with a black circle in the middle, and thick black antennae.
The Insect Orders
Episode 1
6 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two women sit across from each other and talk at a picnic table in a forest area with sun-dappled trees and plants.
The Insect Orders
Episode 2
5 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two women wearing jeans and black jackets squat down on the ground, searching for something amidst rocks and stones, grasses, and other plants.
The Insect Orders
Episode 3
4 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two women sit on a park bench in front of a mulched area with trees. The blonde-haired woman speaks to us while the brown-haired one looks at her and listens.
The Insect Orders
Episode 4
5 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration shows a gray-toned drawing of a silverfish, with a long segmented body, six short legs, two long antennae on its head, and three long bristles forming a tail. A blue star-shaped icon in the corner says, "cellulase."
The Insect Orders
Episode 5
3 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman looks at us as she speaks, crouched down outside next to a green bucket full of vegetable and other food scraps.
The Insect Orders
Episode 6
7 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two women look at us, standing against a forested backdrop surrounded by sunny green plants.
The Insect Orders
Episode 7
9 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Close-up of a brown-and-white segmented insect crawling on human skin. Caption reads: "Lacewing larva biting Kristie's finger."
The Insect Orders
Episode 8
6 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Close-up of a clump of white fur with a black flea right in the middle.
The Insect Orders
Episode 9
8 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
View from the inside of a makeshift white-fabric tent, under which two women are sitting on the ground.
The Insect Orders
Episode 10
5 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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