Ticks

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CONTENTS Introduction 4 What Is a Tick 7 A Tick’s Life 13 Make a Tick 22 Glossary 23 Read More 24 Web Sites 24 Index 24 Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Ellen Huber Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed in the United States of America Photographs by 123rf Adrian Hillman Alamy Stefan Sollfors Bigstock Yuriy Chaban Dreamstime Rolf Aasa Ciuciumama MorganOliver Sielan Viktorfischer iStockphoto Antagain Evgeniy Ayupov Michael Braun Chris Downie Eric Isselée TommyIX Shutterstock David Good Ingvald Kaldhussater Sebastian Kaulitzki D Kucharski K Kucharska Henrik Larsson wacpan Monika Wisniewska SuperStock Minden Pictures NHPA Veer klikk Wikipedia André Karwath Copyright 2013 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bodden Valerie Ticks by Valerie Bodden p cm Creepy creatures Summary A basic introduction to ticks examining where they live how they grow what they eat and the unique traits that help to define them such as their ability to swell with blood Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-60818-234-3 hard cover ISBN 978-1-56660-184-9 eBook 1 Ticks Juvenile literature I Title QL458 15 P37B63 2013 595 4’29 dc23 2011050287 First Edition 987654321