File:Bamboo flea trap, China, 1751-1850 Wellcome L0058194.jpg
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[edit]| English: Bamboo flea trap, China, 1751-1850Deutsch: Chinesische Bambus-Flohfalle (ca. 1751-1850) | |||
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English: Bamboo flea trap, China, 1751-1850 Deutsch: Chinesische Bambus-Flohfalle (ca. 1751-1850) |
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The inner tube of this bamboo trap was coated with a sticky substance such as birdlime to catch fleas. It can be removed to dispose of the dead fleas. Other Chinese traps were made from hollow pieces of bamboo or ivory and heated to attract fleas. They could be placed in beds to catch these insects, which bite and cause intense itching. Fleas are known to be carriers of diseases such as plague. maker: Unknown maker Place made: China Wellcome Images |
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