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The male human flea (Pulex irritans). Pen and ink drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.

A monkey physician examining a cat patient for fleas. Coloured lithograph.

Your guide to protecting your pet against fleas and ticks : Frontline Spot On : protection you both can trust / Merial Animal Health Ltd.

Common flea (Pulex species): adult, pupa, larva and egg. Engraving by M. Griffiths, ca. 1805.

Spores of Bacillus pestis which caused the plague and its vector the human flea (Pulex irritans). Coloured drawing by A.J.E. Terzi.

The female human flea (Pulex irritans). Pen and ink drawing by A.J.E. Terzi, ca. 1919.

A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis): adult, pupa, egg and larva. Coloured etching.

A woman searching for fleas under her nightgown. Process print by STOP [?].

A woman pulling open her nightgown as she searches for fleas. Lithograph.

M0011709: Woman picking lice or fleas out of a man's hair

A louse, flea, scorpion and spider, all with magnified specimens. Engraving.

A flea (Siphonaptera species). Watercolour.

M0011710: Images of bed bugs or fleas and delousing, from Morris: <i>Hortus Sanitatis</i>, 1536

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A dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis): adult, pupa, egg and larva. Coloured etching.

M0011709: Woman picking lice or fleas out of a man's hair

A louse, flea, scorpion and spider, all with magnified specimens. Engraving.

A flea (Siphonaptera species). Watercolour.

M0011710: Images of bed bugs or fleas and delousing, from Morris: Hortus Sanitatis, 1536