Giant Jurassic Fleas Discovered in China

Adam Khor

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-giant-ancient-fleas-discovered.html

Galvasean

Fixed your link there Adam.


I'm itching just thinking about them

Manach

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

Adam Khor

Galvasean wrote: »

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

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

Galvasean wrote: »

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

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