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Concept

Fleas

Images

  • 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.
  • Sherley's guide to flea control : flea-free guarantee only from Sherley's : using the 4 step plan / Sherley's Ltd.
  • Genuine Dalmatian insect powder for the destruction of insects : quite harmless to animal life but effectually destroys every tribe of insect.
  • Your guide to protecting your pet against fleas and ticks : Frontline Spot On : protection you both can trust / Merial Animal Health Ltd.
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Catalogue

    • Pictures
    • Online

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

    | Reference: 42680i
    • Archives and manuscripts
    • Online

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

    | Date: 1951 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/104/17
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
    • Pictures

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

    | Reference: 42340i
    • Books

    'Des relations privilégiées entre la femme et la puce, au travers de l'histoire et de l'art' (peinture, gravure, poésie, littérature ... ) / par J.M. Doby.

    Doby, J. M. (Jean-Marie) | Date: 1992
    • Books

    Des compagnons de toujours ... : puce, pou, morpion, punaise ... et autres parasites de notre peau, dans l'histoire, l'art, la littérature, la chanson, le langage, les traditions populaires. I, La puce / J. M. Doby.

    Doby, J. M. (Jean-Marie) | Date: 1996
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