| Description: | Meet one of the most dangerous animals alive --the diminutive tick. Follow this life-threatening pest through its entire lifecycle, from hatching, to its hunt for a host, reproduction, egg laying and death. Review the wide variety of viruses, bacteria, nematodes and parasites they play host to, and learn more about the multitude of ailments - including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme Disease - that can result from a single bite. Then, see how scientists struggle to prevent the damage ticks cause, and investigate the latest developments in the war to control these tiny, real-life vampires |
