For their zize and weight, insects are the strongest junipers in the entire animal world. The champion Ilea's 12-inch leap may appear modest by Olympic Games standards, hut the flea can actually jump up to 200 times the length of its own body—the equivalent of an average man leaping more than a thousand feet. Shown below are some well known insect long jumpers and the distances they achieve.
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Press, 7 July 1977, Page 14
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68For their zize and weight, insects are the strongest junipers in the entire animal world. The champion Ilea's 12-inch leap may appear modest by Olympic Games standards, hut the flea can actually jump up to 200 times the length of its own body—the equivalent of an average man leaping more than a thousand feet. Shown below are some well known insect long jumpers and the distances they achieve. Press, 7 July 1977, Page 14
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