Discover fascinating facts about ticks, their behaviour, biology, and the natural world. Learning has never been more interesting.
Discover fascinating facts about ticks, their behaviour, habitats, and life cycle. Explore surprising insights designed to make learning fun while helping you better understand these remarkable parasites and how to stay safer outdoors.
Tick Fun Facts
Ticks have existed for over 100 million years, meaning they lived alongside dinosaurs.
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Discover surprising, strange and amazing facts about ticks, wildlife and staying safe outdoors.
Quick facts for curious children, families, teachers and anyone who wants to understand ticks.
Amazing discovery
Ticks have existed for more than 100 million years.
100+ million years
Around the World
Ticks live in many regions and habitats across the globe.
Many habitats
Safety
A quick check of people, pets and clothing can help find ticks early.
Simple checks matter
Animals
Dogs and cats may encounter ticks in gardens, fields, woodland and long grass.
Check after walks
Animal fact
Dogs can pick up ticks while exploring woodland, fields and long grass.
Myth
Many people believe ticks leap from trees or plants.
Fact
Ticks cannot jump or fly. They usually wait on vegetation and crawl onto a passing host.
8
Legs on an adult tick
4
Main life stages
100m+
Years of tick history
900+
Known species worldwide
Myth
Many people believe ticks leap from trees or plants.
Fact
Ticks cannot jump or fly. They usually wait on vegetation and crawl onto a passing host.
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