When temperatures soar, dog ticks turn to human flesh

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By Zoya TeirsteinNov 18, 2020, 3:58 am471 ptsHot
If you live in one of America’s wooded zip codes, you’ve probably reached down to pet your dog and noticed what feels like a small raisin attached to its skin. Nine times out of 10, that raisin turns out to be a dog tick, an arachnid evolved to favor feeding on canines that can transmit a host of diseases…

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