Tick question
When a tick attaches itself to something and eats, will it just eat until it dies? Or will it fall off and go somewhere else...So, do they ever ungorge? Since we're pretty new to being in a location with ticks, I don't know much about them (except that I'm scared to death of them)...I've looked at the great pictures of ticks that were posted in other threads, so I can tell the difference with them. |
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| I'd like to be the first to say that there's no reason to bring out any tick bite pictures-- and you know who you are...
That being said, I think they stay on as long as the host has blood left to feed from. From a survival standpoint, it would seem that they'd just latch on to the most convenient food source and stay there. It's not like ticks have anywhere to be so living in one place wouldn't seem to be a problem! But, I have no real science to back that up. |
| This is from the Frontline website. Easier than me typing my own response: This is for dog ticks
Depending on the tick and environmental conditions, the life cycle of a tick can range from a few months to several years. Each developmental stage of a tick's life requires a blood meal in order to reach the next stage. Some species can survive for years without feeding. EGG STAGE Female ticks lay eggs in secluded areas where vegetation is dense and several inches high. Adult females of some tick species lay about 100 eggs at a time; others lay 3,000 to 6,000 eggs per batch. Regardless of species, tick eggs hatch in about two weeks. LARVAL STAGE After hatching, the larvae move into grass or shrubs in search of their first blood meal. If you or your pet passes by, they attach themselves and crawl upward in pursuit of an area of the skin that they can feed from. Then they drop off the host, back into the environment. NYMPHAL STAGE After finding their first blood meal, the larvae molt into their nymph stage and begin searching for another host. Nymphs are small in size and often go undetected, increasing the chance for disease transmission. ADULT STAGE Once the nymph has had its blood meal, it matures into adulthood. Adult female ticks feed on a host for 8–12 days. In some cases, they will increase to 100 times their original weight while feeding. While still on the host, the female will mate, fall off and lay her eggs in a secluded place – beginning the life cycle again. susan/sheepieboss |
| They feed until they are "full" then they fall off. |
| Yuck. Thanks for the answers...
Ron, when I saw that you had responded, I was scared to open the thread, thinking you might have inserted a certain picture... |
barney1 wrote: Yuck. Thanks for the answers...
Ron, when I saw that you had responded, I was scared to open the thread, thinking you might have inserted a certain picture... No, no. Remember, it was the first thing I asked-- if no pictures could be used? |
ButtersStotch wrote: barney1 wrote: Yuck. Thanks for the answers... Ron, when I saw that you had responded, I was scared to open the thread, thinking you might have inserted a certain picture... No, no. Remember, it was the first thing I asked-- if no pictures could be used? I know, but I thought maybe it had jarred Ron's memory and made him want to insert it to be evil  |
| I, indeed, feared that as well. |
| No more hairy bellies!! |
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