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Activity II

Eggs on the ground hatch into larva.Larva climb into the first host tick suck blood become engorged and drop down to the ground to moult.On the ground  it moults into nymp.Nymph climb into the second host tick suck blood become engorged and drop down to moult into adult.Adult climb onto the third host suck blood become engorged , Male and female mate and then the female drop down to the ground to lay eggs and life cycle starts again.

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