sand flea

• Pequeno crustáceo que vive em praias arenosas e se enterra na areia, podendo dar picadas; também é chamado de pulga-da-areia ou pulga-do-mar.

A small jumping crustacean found on sandy beaches, known for burrowing into sand and occasionally biting humans; also called a beach flea or sand hopper.

1. Small crustaceanB1formal

   A small, jumping crustacean found on sandy beaches, often mistaken for an insect.

   Pulga-da-areia

   • We saw sand fleas hopping around our towels on the beach.
   • Sand fleas are actually crustaceans, not insects.
   • Children often try to catch sand fleas in their hands.

2. Parasitic insectB2formal

   A type of flea that burrows into the skin of animals and humans, causing irritation and infection.

   Inseto parasita

   • The traveler developed a painful rash from sand flea bites.
   • Sand fleas can transmit diseases in tropical regions.
   • Wearing shoes on the beach helps prevent sand flea infestations.