Flea circus

The flea circus at Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manchester, England, was still operating in 1970.

The harnesses are attached to the props and the strong legs of the flea allow them to move objects significantly larger than themselves.

Running fleas can pull small carts and vehicles or rotate a Ferris wheel.

Michael Bentine gave a mechanical flea circus a regular slot on his television show It's a Square World in the 1960s.

[16] Professor Heckler's flea circus (in residence at Hubert's Dime Museum in Times Square, New York, until 1957) can be seen in the background of the films The Thief and Easy Rider.

[17] Flea circuses have featured in cartoons, films, television shows, music, and novels.

The flea circus of Maxfield Rubbish, San Diego, CA (2009)
"The Go-As-You-Please Race, as seen through a Magnifying Glass", engraved by J. G. Francis, from an article by C. F. Holder in St. Nicholas Magazine , 1886
Fleas in dresses at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop , Seattle, WA