To stay safe, here is what you need to know about parasitic arachnids, including what ticks look like. Start the day smarter ... Hard ticks, such as the American dog tick, have hard shells ...

Soon, we will no longer be seeing wood ticks (also called American dog ticks). It wasn’t that long ago when you couldn’t go outdoors, especially around grassy, weedy areas without attracting a horde ...

A key sign of Lyme disease caused by an infected tick is a rash that looks like a bullseye ... in the same way on a dog as you would a human, however, most pet shops do sell tick removal devices ...