The international flea circus directory lists more than 30 shows in the United States alone, and even more abroad in the UK, Ireland, Australasia, Europe, Israel, Mexico and South Africa.

( )Trying to keep up with Flea as he talks a mile a minute and leaps around the room is no easy task. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist, dressed head-to-toe in turquoise — an electric blue ...

MICHAEL SHROYER | Special to The Roanoke Times;Jim “Alberti” Hobbs, ringmaster of The Original Alberti Flea Circus, performs at the 2013 Blacksburg Summer Solstice Fest.

CANTON — The Flea Circus in Collinsville, always viewed by its owners as a temporary affair, is closing Dec. 20. “We really only meant to do this for a year,” said April Arrasate,… ...

BERLIN — An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany. Flea circus director Robert Birk says he was shocked to find all of his ...

Flea circuses had their heyday during the 19th century, when promoters (hustlers?) used the insects to stage such spectacles as Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.

The most infamous flea-to-human transmitted disease is the bubonic plague, which was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

The most infamous flea-to-human transmitted disease is the bubonic plague, which was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

The flea circus, Thomas adds, will be accompanied by his typical antics as he attempts to “turn your neurons into far-outs.” For some comedy, Eugene-based stand-up comics Rudy Tyburczy and Devin Jones ...