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Deer ticks are located in all countries and you don’t have to come in contact with a deer to be exposed to the ticks. While tick exposure usually comes from forays into tall grasses or wooded areas, the ticks can also be brought into your home by pets. Consider these scenarios:
Deer ticks crawl up to bite. They do not fly or jump on you so you have to be in contact with them to be bitten. Ticks hold on to leaves and grasses by their third and fourth pair of legs and wait with their front legs outstretched for an unsuspecting person. When the person walks or runs through the area, they quickly climb onboard.
Ticks like shady and moist areas at ground level. They like stone walls and piles of leaves. They can crawl up grasses and shrubs and have been found in grasses 2 feet off the ground.
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