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Long Star ticks are generally found in the West, but they've recently made the jump to the East Coast, too. (NIAID/) This story originally featured on Outdoor Life. Our love of the outdoors can bring ...

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Ticks aren't known as beach-lovers, so ecologist Dan Salkeld and a colleague were surprised when they found 180 ticks in less than a mile on a coastal trail near Muir Beach in California one day in ...