See it: Florida beach overloaded with thousands of sand fleas
Despite their name, sand fleas are actually crustaceans.
Watch: Thousands of sand fleas invade Florida beach
Video captured on Satellite Beach on May 27 shows thousands of tiny sand fleas crawling along the beach. San fleas are tiny crabs that burrow into sand. They aren't a threat to humans.
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla.– Thousands of sand fleas were caught on video swarming a beach along Florida's Space Coast.
The video, taken May 27 on Satellite Beach, shows the tiny critters burrowing through the sand.
Despite their name, sand fleas are actually crustaceans.
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Thousands of sand fleas along Satellite Beach in Florida.
( Denise Derrick Wright via Storyful / FOX Weather)
These little creatures have many names, including: mole crabs, sand hoppers and sand fleas.
Their name comes from the fact that they like to jump and burrow through the sand, sort of mimicking the behavior of fleas.
The video by Denise Derrick Wright shows the crustaceans by the thousands, piled on top of each other.
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Sand fleas are actually crustaceans.
(Thousands of sand fleas along Satellite Beach in Florida. sand fleas Thousands of sand fleas along Satellite Beach in Florida. Denise Derrick Wright via Storyful / FOX Weather)
"It was crazy!" Wright told Storyful. She said she and many other locals played with sand fleas as children on the beaches.
"Growing up in Satellite Beach, I used to love digging them up! Just so weird seeing them in a colony like that," Wright said.
Sand fleas are also harmless to humans and animals. They can't bite.