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**Adam Khor** · 29-02-2012, 20:08

The females were up to 2 cms long, humongous compared to modern day fleas. They probably fed on the blood of dinosaurs, but at least they could jump; they probably moved more like lice.

http://www.livescience.com/18734-gia...iscovered.html

**Galvasean** · 02-03-2012, 00:31

Fixed your link there Adam.

I'm itching just thinking about them

Manach · 02-03-2012, 00:59

Fairly sure they still exist in some of the less salubrious hotels I've visited.

**Adam Khor** · 05-03-2012, 02:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galvasean

Fixed your link there Adam.

I'm itching just thinking about them

What was wrong with the link? :O Can´t you resize the pics? I try to do so but when I post, they're all gigantic again

**Galvasean** · 06-03-2012, 23:07

The link you originally posted was a direct link to the image. Copy n' paste error methinks. I do it all the time.

**Adam Khor** · 07-03-2012, 01:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galvasean

The link you originally posted was a direct link to the image. Copy n' paste error methinks. I do it all the time.

My bad. Thanks for fixing it

**Adam Khor** · 03-05-2012, 22:16

Not sure if these are the same giant fleas, but a couple species called Pseudopulex jurassicus and Pseudopulex magnus are in the news right now, and the scientists say they had likely a very painful bite.

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/article00290.html

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Adam Khor Moderator Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,580 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology, Zoology	Giant Jurassic Fleas Discovered in China The females were up to 2 cms long, humongous compared to modern day fleas. They probably fed on the blood of dinosaurs, but at least they could jump; they probably moved more like lice. http://www.livescience.com/18734-gia...iscovered.html Last edited by Galvasean; 02-03-2012 at 00:30.

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02-03-2012, 00:31	#2
Galvasean Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hell's Creek Posts: 32,291 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology, Transformers	Fixed your link there Adam. I'm itching just thinking about them

02-03-2012, 00:59	#3
Manach Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Co. Cork Posts: 3,880 Adverts \| Friends	Fairly sure they still exist in some of the less salubrious hotels I've visited.

06-03-2012, 23:07	#5
Galvasean Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hell's Creek Posts: 32,291 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology, Transformers	The link you originally posted was a direct link to the image. Copy n' paste error methinks. I do it all the time.

03-05-2012, 22:16	#7
Adam Khor Moderator Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,580 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology, Zoology	Not sure if these are the same giant fleas, but a couple species called Pseudopulex jurassicus and Pseudopulex magnus are in the news right now, and the scientists say they had likely a very painful bite. http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/article00290.html