There are two groups of ticks: "hard" and "soft" ticks, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health Prevention and Control. Hard ticks, such as the American dog tick, have hard shells ...

Ticks can have a hard shell or a soft, leathery body. Hard-shelled ticks, such as the black-legged (deer) tick, look like a ...

Tick testing through this study is free to the public ... Ticks may be found anywhere on an animal, but often like soft spots such as the inside of the ears or between the toes and paw pads.