Example Sentences

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"Ticks can get sucked up from the ground by fluffy animals, purely through the static electricity in the animal's fur," Burton explains.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

Ticks are active throughout the year in California, but risk typically peaks in the spring when the biting arthropods are born, and in fall, after the first rains.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

Ticks can cause illnesses such as Lyme disease if not removed properly.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

Ticks are specially evolved to be extremely stealthy, so their victims may not notice being bit for days.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2023

“Whatever. Ticks are everywhere. Same with poison ivy. If people let that stop them, nobody would ever go anywhere.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull