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Ticks use electrostatic attraction to leap onto host animals.

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Is it true that ticks use electrostatic attraction to leap onto host animals?

Yes. A 2023 peer-reviewed study reports experimental and theoretical evidence that Ixodes ricinus ticks are passively attracted across air gaps onto hosts by naturally occurring electrostatic forces, a mechanism the authors propose to extend their reach since ticks cannot jump.

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Evidence for · 1
Static electricity passively attracts ticks onto hosts
2023
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England, S. J., Lihou, K., & Robert, D. (2023). Static electricity passively attracts ticks onto hosts. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.021

Evidence against · 1
Walking by<i>Ixodes ricinus</i>ticks: intrinsic and extrinsic factors determine the attraction of moisture or host odour
2006
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Crooks, E. & Randolph, S. E. (2006). Walking by<i>Ixodes ricinus</i>ticks: intrinsic and extrinsic factors determine the attraction of moisture or host odour. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02238

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