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What is the relationship between a dog and a flea?
parasitism
Is there a difference between dog hair and dog fur do fleas avoid dogs with hair but not dogs with short fur?
there is really no difference.....most people say dog hair is what it is called when it falls off the dog and fur when it is on the dog...dogs with short fur/hair get less fleas then dogs with long fur/hair.... dogs also with white or light fur get more fleas then dogs with dark or black fur...
What is the tiny insects on cats and dogs?
Probably they are either ticks or fleas.
When you sleep with dogs you get fleece?
The expression is : "When you sleep with dogs you get fleas."
What is the name of insect makes dogs itchy?
Fleas
How do fleas eat?
Fleas eat blood from animals like Cats,dogs ect.
What does a fleas eat?
Fleas are tiny, so they live on furry mammals. They actually suck blood. It would hurt if they were bigger, but since they're so small, it makes a small tickle. This is what causes dogs to itch.
Which kind of relationship does dogs and fleas have?
Fleas suck the dogs blood, and causes itch. The flea is a parasite to the dog.
Is dog fleas the only insect that suck dogs blood?
In addition to fleas, there are ticks, mites, lice, mosquitoes and intestinal worms that feed on dog's blood.
What is the scientific relationship between dogs and fleas?
It is a parasite - host relationship. The fleas as parasites living off of the dog as a host.
Why do fleas like dogs and cats?
Same reason they like people, mice, rats, etc.....they have blood the fleas can eat.
How does the dog help fleas?
The dogs blood is the flea's diet. As like every living organism, the flea needs to eat to survive and its diet is dog blood. So it climbs on dogs and feeds on their blood through their skin. Fleas can have a negative influence on the dogs health because much of the nutrition we feed the dog would end up in the flea's system and your dog would never grow as well as it can.Male fleas do not bite, only the females do. The blood being sucked in is the female's diet adn her children; she delivers part of it back to her babies
Why fleas live on the fur of cats and dogs?
Fleas need fresh blood to have necessary fuel for their eggs so they live on cats and dog's fur to suck blood
How does a flea effect a dog?
The dogs blood is the flea's diet. As like every living organism, the flea needs to eat to survive and its diet is dog blood. So it climbs on dogs and feeds on their blood through their skin. Fleas can have a negative influence on the dogs health because much of the nutrition we feed the dog would end up in the flea's system and your dog would never grow as well as it can.Male fleas do not bite, only the females do. The blood being sucked in is the female's diet adn her children; she delivers part of it back to her babies
Are dogs hosts or parasites?
Dogs are not parasites because parasites suck the blood of other animals. Dogs are hosts to various parasites, such as ticks and fleas.
Symbiotic relationship between dogs and fleas?
The relationship between dogs and their fleas is not symbiotic as the dog gains no benefit from it whatsoever. The relationship is purely parasitic.
Do fleas bite people?
If they bite you they can cause itching and irritation depending on where they were before they got on to you they can also transfer disease from other people or animals to you. For example the plague was transfered by fleas from rats to humans.
