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Ticks are
tiny creatures called parasites. A parasite can be a
plant or an animal which feeds on a host (another
plant or animal). Ticks are parasites which feed on
the blood of lots of types of animals and sometimes
people.
Ticks do not
have wings to fly. They also cannot jump. They
travel by walking on the ground and up plants, or
are transported by birds and animals. Then they wait
for a host (an animal or person) to pass by. When
the host comes near, they drop onto it or hook onto
it with special hooks on their legs. Some types of
tick live in the burrows or nests of animals and
birds.
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