🕷️🦂Ticks are arachnids related to spiders, scorpions and mites.7
👄🪒Their mouth parts cut and hook into skin like a chainsaw.7
🥤Their saliva thins blood so they can sip it like from a straw.3
🧛🩸A tick's blood meal can last 3-10 days depending on age.3
🎈An adult female tick's weight can⬆️ 200x from a single feeding.10
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It’s officially summer🌞 and those hiking trails are alive with blood-sucking 🩸TICKS🕷️🕷️! What’s your favorite tick anatomy fact? Let us know below.
Also, check out our video “How Ticks Dig In With a Mouth Full of Hooks” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IoOJu2_FKE) to get an up-close view of their gnarly mouth parts, and to find out the proper way to pull one out of your skin.
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