Ticks A tick is a member of the spider family that feeds by sucking blood from people and animals.
Ticks attach themselves to the surface of the skin and then begin to feed.
It is through this process of feeding, that ticks may spread diseases they carry, to people and animals. There are two types of ticks hard ticks and soft ticks. Both types attach to the skin of people and animals with their mouth. However, because hard ticks have a hard back, they are able to burrow into the skin while soft ticks remain on the surface. In most cases, no other symptoms will develop and these symptoms will go away in two or three days if the bitten person avoids scratching the bite.