Despite working in tick-borne diseases for over 20 years, I think I've maybe have had two ticks attached to me. So there are definitely those preferences but I don't know if anyone really understands what's driving that. What are the mechanisms behind that? Those also have preferences for different host species as well in the field. Like in California, we have this amazing tick host that's a Western fence lizard. These are the blue belly glisters that you often see, bright blue bellies, really ubiquitous in California.

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