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Static electricity can pull ticks on to their hosts

It's possible other external parasites might respond to electrostatic forces the same way

A close up photo of a castor bean tick sitting on dry grass.

Ticks, like this castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus), might sometimes make the jump to hosts thanks to static electricity.

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By Soumya Sagar

- More than 2 years ago

You don’t need to touch a tick for it to find you, a new study suggests.