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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
===Hard Ticks===
===Hard Ticks===
*Feed little and often as cannot swell as much as hard ticks
*Feed little and often as cannot swell as much as hard ticks
==Mouthparts==
*Sensory organs for locating a feeding site called '''palps'''
*Chelicerae for puncturing the skin
*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==