The flea's astonishing ability to jump 100 times its height has fascinated and infuriated cat and dog owners for millennia. Now Cambridge scientists have finally cracked the mystery of how the ...

Bennet-Clark: described the idea that fleas might jump off their trochanters as ‘about as silly as saying you could jump out of a chair by clenching your buttocks’ - Courtesy of Kate Jones Henry ...

Snowy conditions and cold weather could reveal springtails, ancient arthropods typically found on snow piles during the winter. The tiny "bugs" are known for their haphazard jumping, which has earned ...