Biologists discover a tick ' s metabolism speeds up after months of fasting so it can pursue a meal

Scientists at the University of Cincinnati say the hungrier ticks are, the harder they try to find people or other hosts -- a finding that could have implications for the spread of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. The researchers explain that starved ticks' ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.
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