Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1914 — Flea Terrible for Size. [ARTICLE]

Flea Terrible for Size.

The weight In pounds of a gnat Is .0000006. Its wing area in square feat Is .0003, which gives the monster .0204 pounds to the square foot The scientist who has enlightened the waiting world with this Interesting fact dees not stata the creature's “pounds per horse power.” Next time yon get one in the eye you may figure It for yourself, says the Los Angeles Herald. It would be Interesting to have scientific data as to the moequlto’s suction pump; and we think It Is generally known that by far the most powerful and terrible of all the wild beasts of the field, In proportion to its size, la the saltatory flea.