ext_13103 ([identity profile] badnoodles.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] urbpan 2006-05-30 07:12 am (UTC)

Chemoreceptors on the tarsi attuned to particular host volatiles. Every type of animal gives off a particuarl chemical signature, and ticks are attuned to the signals of potential hosts.
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