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Why do ticks hide in skin folds?

Skin folds offer shelter, relatively thin skin and protection from grooming, which can make attachment and prolonged feeding easier.

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Short answer

Skin folds offer shelter, relatively thin skin and protection from grooming, which can make attachment and prolonged feeding easier.

At a glance

Skin folds offer shelter, relatively thin skin and protection from grooming, which can make attachment and prolonged feeding easier. This detail belongs within tick behaviour. Species, life stage, climate, host and region can change what is observed, so one example should not be treated as a universal rule.

Key takeaways

• Skin folds offer shelter, relatively thin skin and protection from grooming, which can make attachment and prolonged feeding easier.

• This detail belongs within tick behaviour. Species, life stage, climate, host and region can change what is observed, so one example should not be treated as a universal rule.

• Reliable identification and interpretation combine several observations; appearance or one field sign alone is rarely enough.

The important point

Skin folds offer shelter, relatively thin skin and protection from grooming, which can make attachment and prolonged feeding easier.

How to use this information

This detail belongs within tick behaviour. Species, life stage, climate, host and region can change what is observed, so one example should not be treated as a universal rule.