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Fleas Can Jump Over 100 Times Their Own Height
A flea can jump vertically up to 7 inches (18 cm) and horizontally up to 13 inches (33 cm), which is more than 100 times its own height.
About this fact
Fleas are incredible jumpers, thanks to a protein called resilin in their legs that acts like a compressed spring. This allows them to accelerate at rates far exceeding what muscle power alone could achieve β up to 140 times the force of gravity. This jumping ability is crucial for finding and latching onto hosts.