Tick
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Ticks are a species of insect known for their parasitic life-style. They have four pairs of legs and are effectively balloons with mouth parts. They are known for transmitting Lyme's disease, usually by the sheep or castor bean tick, Ixodes ricinus. [1]
Ticks have a complex lifecycle involving both nymphal and pupal stages, which requires blood meals between each.