Pest Organisms / Blacklegged Tick
Kids
for Blacklegged Tick
A deer tick is a tiny bug — a young one is as small as a poppy seed, so it is easy to miss. Source: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0096 It cannot fly or jump — it just climbs a leaf or blade of grass and grabs on when someone walks by, like a patient game of tag. Source: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0096 These ticks hide in woods and tall grass and can sometimes carry germs that make people sick, so after playing outside, ask a grown-up to help check your skin and take off any ticks. Source: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/ticks