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==Morphology==
 
==Morphology==
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*Mouthparts
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**Sensory organs for locating a feeding site called '''palps'''
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**Chelicerae for puncturing the skin
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**The '''hypostome''' pushes through the wound made by the chelicerae where backwards pointing teeth lock the mouthparts into the skin
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***Dorsal groove in the hypostome permits the flow of tick saliva and host blood
      
===Hard Ticks===
 
===Hard Ticks===
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*Feed little and often as cannot swell as much as hard ticks
 
*Feed little and often as cannot swell as much as hard ticks
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==Mouthparts==
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*Sensory organs for locating a feeding site called '''palps'''
 +
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*Chelicerae for puncturing the skin
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 +
*The '''hypostome''' pushes through the wound made by the chelicerae where backwards pointing teeth lock the mouthparts into the skin
 +
**Dorsal groove in the hypostome permits the flow of tick saliva and host blood
    
==Feeding==
 
==Feeding==
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