By Meghan Moriarty

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SATELLITE BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A video on Facebook is catching a lot of attention. It shows what looks like an infestation of small, clear creatures digging in the sand in Satellite Beach.

“Sand fleas — the name is interesting because they actually are not fleas at all,” Dr. Case Tedder said. “They’re small crustaceans or part of the crab family, and they don’t bite. They get the name because they have the mechanism of jumping.”

Tedder is a family medicine physician with Orlando Health. He said, “Yes, they can jump, but otherwise, they’re safe.”

“They don’t carry any parasites and they don’t bite, so they’re totally harmless to humans,” Tedder said.

In fact, he said not only are they harmless, they actually are helpful to our

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