They like grassy areas including low brush, trees woods including oaks.
The nyphyial ticks (size of a poppy seed) love the debis from decaying trees, in addition to pine needles leaves. Of course is necessary to have plenty of potential hosts to attache to IE: mice rodents dear, dogs, rabbits, squirrels, horses goats, lizards, and of course people. The feeding of blood victims is necessary for there life cycle, to enable them to survive. Larve, nympths, on to youg age into adult life.
They wait on the edges of grasses, waiting for any movemet, so they can be ab;e to hitch a ride. They have sharp little teeth, in addition to a type of sticky substance allowing them to stick, until they find their favorite spot, for their "new digs" They like moisture, warmth of a body, tender skin, wwill stay where they must.
I AM NO EXPERT, AND ONLY RECALL THE ABOVE, from my memory frim my researxh.
The ground can be considered the home in which ticks live. Eggs, laid on the ground by females, hatch into larvae, which feed and molt into nymphs on the ground. Sandy soil in a landscape of deer, hardwood trees, and water provide an ideal habitat for ticks to live and thrive.
Dogs of course, but as long as they haven't moved to dogs they like forest, dense undergrowth and sandy areas, certainly if these are a bit humid.
They usaully live in grasslands or any habitat where a large mamal lives because they live off of the ticks and bugs off of large mamals such as rhinos and elephants. So look up habitats of those amimals
Ticks are not native to Alaska. If you have ticks, you brought them with you.
ticks have no use
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No, ticks are not segmented worms.
No - ticks are killed by alcohol .
Yes, ticks will feed on people.
Usually, ticks go after blood.
If you are referring to ticks the ectoparasites, there are 800-900 species of ticks know on this planet.
Gently pull the ticks off the dog with gloves on. If you are concerned the ticks passed a disease to the dog, save the ticks and show the vet to test them