Ticks cannot jump or fly. Instead, they perform "questing"—climbing to the tips of grasses or shrubs and waiting with outstretched legs to latch onto a passing host. Habitat and Emerging Threats
Ticks undergo a complex four-stage life cycle: . Ticks cannot jump or fly
are specialized, blood-feeding arachnids more closely related to spiders and mites than to insects. These obligate ectoparasites require a blood meal at every stage of their life cycle to survive and develop. While small, they are among the most significant vectors of disease globally, transmitting a wider variety of pathogens—including bacteria, viruses, and parasites—than any other group of arthropods. Biology and Life Cycle Ticks cannot jump or fly. Instead