On 18/12/05 19:42, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:

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My guess is that the tendency of ticks to dig in is species specific,
but I have no certain knowledge of that.

It's pure guesswork but I think that how gorged the tick is might have
something to do with ease of removal, too, don't you?

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