Ticks

Class: Arachnids    Order: Ticks and mites    Family: Hard bodied ticks

bulletTicks are not venomous.
bulletTicks are related to spiders, scorpions, and mites.
bulletThey are about 1/8 of an inch long.
bulletTicks are not insects.
bulletTheir body is all one piece.
bulletSometimes ticks are called deer, sheep, or cattle ticks. This is misleading because they feed on other animals or human blood.
bulletTicks draw blood from a beak.
bulletTicks do not have fangs or a stinger.
bulletIf a tick gets on you, you take some fine tipped tweezers and pull it off by the head.