Believe it or not, ticks are arachnids, like spiders, but they are considered to be a parasite. This means that they look a lot like spiders. Ticks have 4 life stages, including the egg, and they look different in every one of them.
A tick larva has a body length smaller than 0.04 inches, nymphs’ length is between 0.04 and 0.08 inches, and the length of an adult tick can be between 0.08 and 0.12 inches. After feeding, they can get up to 0.4 inches long. They are very small creatures, but they can do a lot of harm.
They have an oval shape, and others can look like a teardrop and they all have 8 legs. They have different colors, depending on their species. Ticks are widespread all over the United States, and even though not all of them live in every state, you will definitely find 1 or 2 species around the area you live in.