Adult fleas are tiny, about 1/8 of an inch long. They're hard to see without a microscope (though it’s easier on light-colored fur), but they do have ... and may look like dry skin or sand.

While fleas are typically harmless to humans, flea bites do itch. They can also make your ... Flea dirt, or residue, looks like tiny black dots. If your pet has fleas and sleeps with you, you ...

Becoming a meal for a hungry flea probably isn’t on your to-do list ... prevent fleas from establishing themselves indoors,” Hinkle says. It can be tough. “They look very much like mosquito ...

Out of over 300 species of fleas in the United States ... a cat will shed sections of the tapeworm called proglottids. These look like grains of rice and may be observed on a cat’s anal area ...