Tick(Sheep Tick)

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How many legs do sheep ticks have ?
Eight.
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Who feeds from the blood?
Females.
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What doues there saliva contain ?
Anaesthetic and anticoagulant.
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How long doues a three host stage development take to complete ?
One year.
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What happens before the females lay the eggs ?
They have a blood meal from the host.
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Whats an anaesthetic ?
Something that stops the pain.
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Whats an anticoagulant ?
Something that stops the blood from clotting.
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How long doues it take for the eggs to hatch ?
Four to six weeks.
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How many eggs doues the female lay on the grass ?
Thousands.
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What speicies doues the larvae effect ?
Small mammals rodents and birds.
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Where do engorged larvae shelter ?
In the grass.
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What do engorged lavae moult in to ?
Nymphs.
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What spiecies do the nymphs affect ?
Small mammals and birds.
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How big are the animals that are affected by the ticks ?
Medium to large size mammals, small mammals and birds.
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What do adults climb onto ?
The third host.
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What do they do on the third hoast ?
Feed and mate.
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What happens when the adults fall onto the ground ?
They lay there eggs.
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Who feeds from the blood?

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Females.

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How long doues a three host stage development take to complete ?

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What happens before the females lay the eggs ?

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