Definition of water flea
: any of various small active dark or brightly colored aquatic crustaceans (such as a daphnia or cyclops)
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Peshkin’s own research focuses on the water flea, Latin name Daphnia, an insect barely visible to the naked eye.
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Peshkin’s own research focuses on the water flea, Latin name Daphnia, an insect barely visible to the naked eye.
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Peshkin’s own research focuses on the water flea, Latin name Daphnia, an insect barely visible to the naked eye.
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Some of the key species of concern are zebra and quagga mussels, Eurasian water milfoil and spiny water fleas.
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Rather than the acidity of the water, carbon dioxide itself seems to be affecting the water fleas.
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In one such study, Abraham E. Tucker of Southern Arkansas University and his colleagues studied 11 asexual species of water fleas, a tiny kind of invertebrate.
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Spice up your mating life with these relationship tips from sharks, lizards and water fleas.
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First Known Use of water flea
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Definition of water flea for Students
: a tiny often brightly colored freshwater animal related to the crab and lobster
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