How Does a Tick Do Its Dirty Work? Research Video Offers a Clue

Apr 14, 2019
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Scientists studying ticks that carry Lyme bacteria wanted to know how these arachnids are able to stick so well to skin. The answer is a mouth that works like a ratchet.

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/science/earth/how-does-a-tick-do-its-dirty-work-research-video-offers-a-clue.html?fbclid=IwAR1Biiy5rv0VT-A3vzsfzjHWjShdl12D6w2Elldb5vz9NZ4atvkoeSDl4HI

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