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  • common sand flea (Platorchestia platensis) In sand flea

    The European sand flea (Talitrus saltator), which is about 1.5 cm (0.6 inch) long, lives on sand beaches near the high-tide mark, remaining buried in the sand during daytime and emerging at night to forage for food. Like other sand fleas, it feeds on organic debris.

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  • Common wildebeest In migration: Other animals

    …in the sand flea (Talitrus saltator). Various insects, particularly bees and certain beetles (families Scarabaeidae, Tenebrionidae, and Carabidae), use the Sun to plot their course with remarkable

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