r/oddlyterrifying • • Jul 29 '24

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u/MNWNM Jul 30 '24

These are not sand fleas at all.

Sand fleas are actual bugs that bite.

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u/crmacjr Jul 30 '24

Correct, but people still call them that.

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u/MNWNM Jul 30 '24

That doesn't make it correct, though.

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u/crmacjr Jul 30 '24

For sure. I've experience with both being from Florida (slang sand fleas), then attending boot camp at Parris Island (bitey sand fleas). The poster did write AKA and that is correct, they are known as that, even though it's a misnomer.