Gram-positive ((of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method). Gram-negative ((of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of bacteria):
Outdoors experts: Keep ticks off by spraying repellent on your clothes. A female deer tick. Shane Wilkinson, camping equipment manager at Bass Pro Shops in the Fingerlakes Mall, said he was among those who mistakenly thought this past winter was going to put a real hurt on the ticks.
Ticks are parasites that feed on warm blooded animals by inserting their heads into the host (your dog) and drinking their blood. When the tick drinks the blood, its body swells up and gets bloated. Ticks are known to carry and be able to infect their hosts with diseases, such as Lymeâs Disease.