Did you know that ticks are not a beetle? They are an arachnid from the spider family! I’m not fond of ticks or spiders. Ticks are external parasites, living by feeding on the blood of mammals, birds, reptiles, and, in my family, mostly dogs. This does not mean they don’t like human hosts – they do – and are attracted by carbon dioxide and sweat.
Ticks cannot fly or jump; they often hang on to a le…