Small parasitic animals, such as ticks, enjoy deriving nourishment by feeding on animals and humans' blood. Australia houses housing than 75 species of ticks, and among them, 16 species feed on humans.  Paralysis Tick is the most common tick that feeds on humans. There are more common species which are the Bush Tick, Brown Dog Tick and Cattle Tick. Always keep in mind that whatever the tick species, you cannot show any mercy on ticks. Hiring tick pest control professionals from a well-known pest control company in Narrabeen is mandatory to keep your lawn, garden, and yard safe from tick effects. 

To justify the hiring, we shall discuss the tick's behaviour at length, which will alarm you as you read on. 

Ticks begin their working procedure once they have found a suitable feeding site on a host animal. Now using their chelicerae, the ticks saw the host's skin before inserting the hypostome. As they go on feeding, the hypostome is sucking out blood and and delivering saliva. 

 

Saliva contains anti-coagulants, neurotoxins that are the paralysis causing protein, anti-inflammatory, "glue" and other chemicals. Since the hypostome is barbed and it secrets the glue-like substance, it is easier for the tick to feed on, without having to hang on. Ticks can remain in this way for upto 2 weeks. 

 

After the ticks have engorged themselves on blood, their weight goes high by 120 times their original body weight. Ticks are capable of surviving for many months without eating. Shockingly, some tick species can survive without food for many years. There are a few ticks that feed 3 – 4 times in their entire lifetime. 

By no chance do the adult male ticks directly feed on a host, rather, they take to feeding on the adult female’s engorged body. 

 

Commonly ticks attack the navel, scalp, groin, behind and inside ears, in body hair and head, in armpits and behind the knees of human beings. Ticks even find a good host on your pets, like cats and dogs. Ticks stuck themselves under the pets' collar, along the gum line, between toes and inside ears. Nevertheless, ticks take special pleasure in placing themselves anywhere on human and pet bodies. 

Heat, moisture and other different chemicals attract the ticks. 

 

Being subjected to a tick bite is really uncomfortable and also a disturbing experience. When bitten by ticks, human beings even fall prey to a myriad of symptoms and diseases like rickettsia infections, Flinders Island spotted fever and Queensland tick typhus. 

Particularly, the pets are vulnerable to ticks since they enjoy being present in the yards and gardens, and these are the places where the ticks inhabit. If pets are bitten by ticks, then they are sure to suffer from diseases, paralysis, illness and in the worst scenarios; death. 

 

Ticks pose severe consequences on human and animal health. To practice protective measures for everyone, ticks should be controlled, prevented and monitored in gardens and homes. Hiring tick control professionals is mandatory for your safety. 

 

You have read what is tick behavior, so now it is mandatory to take precautions when you are outside. The best way to avoid tick bites is to wear long pants and tuck them into socks. Tick-infested areas should be sprayed with tick repellants. Remember to reduce skin exposure when you are outdoors. After coming back home, conduct a thorough tick check. It is not possible to avoid tick behaviour, it is possible to minimize the exposure to risks by fully understanding it. Whatever the concerns may be about ticks, you can always seek professional help from ticks pest control specialists.