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very strange => cf. Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata (Siphonaptera)
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3 mm on the birch.
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Siphonaptera. Personally I can't see enough detail to enable identification, but red squirrel flea (Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata) might be a possibility.
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Thanks Tony
I though that they are still smaller.
Never can be too old to learn something newWink

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Hystrichopsylla talpae (the Mole Flea) can be up to 6mm!
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Thanks Tony for information. Sorry for moles.
By the way, "who" is your logo awkward

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I believe it is a Tipula species, but I've never been entirely sure!
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It's really nice.
I though that he or she is from another planet.Grin

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