Watch ticks fly through the air via the power of static electricity

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​ To suck the blood of passersby, ticks must first snag a host from their perch on a leaf or flower—a tricky feat for a sesame seed–size arachnid that can’t jump. But though they can’t leap, it turns out they can fly. Their secret? Static electricity.

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