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Tick


Photo: Ernie Frank

KIND OF ANIMAL: Insect


FOOD
Ticks suck blood from mammals and birds.

ENEMIES
Birds eat ticks.
Humans don’t like ticks because they suck
our blood.

WHERE THEY LIVE
Ticks live in forests, bushes and grassy places.

 

DID YOU KNOW?
  • People have good reasons for not liking ticks. When they suck blood, they can give us germs.
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