I do too! They are terrible. Since my dad and I are in the woods a lot we get loaded with them. It is so disgusting! My dad gets a lymes shot to make sure he doesn 't get lymes disease since he is at extremely high risk of getting it- I am too, but I am too young to get the shot.

My puppy friend Rosie is a chocolate Lab, manoman, is it hard to find those suckers on her. Brown little bugs on a brown dog- they just don't mix!

Kay, they are little parasites that sit on foliage in the woods waiting for a host to brush them on to their body. They then stick their head in you and suck your blood. You can get really bad diseases from them- lymes disease. Their bodies swell up with blood. You have to remove them carefully, if you pull them out too fast their head rips off, and stays under your skin. Beyond disgusting isn't it!?! Here is a picture:

Engorged wood tick:



There are many different types of ticks: brown, wood, dog, and more. They are all different sizes and some are more dangerous than others.