How big does a tick get?

Answer 1

Ticks vary in size depending on their species, sex, life stage, and whether they have fed. It is usually a species of hard tick that bites people and pet animals, . When they first hatch into larvae, they are tiny (around 0.5mm), the size of a full stop. Their next life phase is the nymphal stage, which is slightly bigger at approximately 1.5mm. The largest size of unfed tick is the adult female, at approximately 3mm. The male is slightly smaller at around 2.5mm. Once fed, the tick becomes swollen to many times its original size. A fully-fed adult female is about the size of a small coffee bean.

Answer 2

I am not sure which type of tick you are most curious about, but my dog has had a few wood ticks on him. They are pretty common in the Midwest. They get really large when they get "engorged." They feed until they can't eat anymore. This led one to be a little larger than a raisin on my dog. The longer they feed... the larger they get. They also can turn grayish pale when they are engorged. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/deer-tick.html

Answer 4

it depends on the species of ticks i found one on my dog it was a black tick and it was 1 2/3 inches long

Answer 5

The deer tick is very very very tiny, approximately the size of a fleck of black pepper. They are very nearly impossible to see on a dog, and can still be difficult to see even when engorged.

Answer 6

They go from 2-3mm long to 1 cm when the females are engorged with blood ! males usually don't get much bigger than their initial size.

Answer 7

Ticks are very small parasites, only about the size of a mole (as in, a skin mole, not the animal).

Answer 8

Depends on the type of tick.