Ticks are blood sucking insects that will attach themselves to a host for feeding. Ticks will embed themselves on the host and as they feed their small bodies will begin to enlarge as they become engorged. Some species of ticks will fall off their host upon reaching capacity after feeding. Ticks are known to carry diseases such as lime disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. 

Ticks hatch from their eggs with only six legs and as they mature through their stages of live they will develop two additional legs. Ticks will typically feed between each life stage and as they reach adulthood they may change their food source location or remain on their current host.