Sand Fleas

Sand fleas are of the most risky species of fleas often present in the North Pacific region. They are the parasitic crustaceans who attach themselves to the flesh & scale of the other water creatures, & then eat the creatures they are attached to. Various water creatures who are the common targets of these sand fleas are small fish, swordfish, sunfish, flying fish, starfish, & even whales.

The size of the sand fleas can vary in size from as small as a small grain of sand to or times larger. Their assault is localized, as part of the host can be seen to be severely affected by these fleas, while other parts show no destroy.

As a first step of their predation on the host's body, sand fleas first appear to feed off their outer layer of slime. Then the fleas slowly eat away the top layer of the host's skin. Their presence on the host's body is made evident by the presence of a non-glossy, whitened appearance on the areas where the skin has been eaten by these fleas. They enter the body of the host chiefly through the entrances created by these parasites, & by eating the skin membrane near the eye area, anus, or dorsal fins. One time they enter the skin of the host, the host is assumed to be dead, so deadly risky are these sand fleas. They assault the host body & suck & eat everything from the skin to sweet glands to the blood. The chewed remains of the unfortunate sea-creatures bothered with the sand-fleas may be present in craters underwater