Tick

Ticks are creatures found in Appalachia.

Characteristics
Following the Great War, these ticks mutated from the Ixodes scapularis variant. Scout Leader Jaggy shares advice about ticks, in that if one spends time in the forest, at the end of the day, they should thoroughly check for ticks.

Ticks are fast-moving and emit a unique scatter-like sound when moving, ambushing prey from underground. After attacking, their blood sacs will fill with blood, which they can spray back at their opponent to cause radiation damage for several seconds. If killed, their sacs will explode, rendering them unable to be looted for tick blood and tick blood sacs. Diseased ticks also have a chance to give the parasites disease.

Tick
The standard variant, with the attributes mentioned above.

Foul tick
White in color. The second weakest variant.

Wretched tick
The second strongest variant. It is a dark black and red color, with a pattern on the abdomen.

Vile tick
The most dangerous variant. Its abdomen glows a bright orange.

Glowing tick
The glowing variant is equal to the vile tick in terms of damage.

Scorched tick
This tick is infected with the Scorched Plague. All regular tick variants have a corresponding Scorched variant with the same stats, abilities, and items. They may become Scorched when attacked by scorchbeasts or the scorchbeast queen, becoming allies with other Scorched creatures.

Locations

 * Eight reliably found at an unmarked shack west of Big B's Rest Stop, see map below.
 * Four reliably found at Moonshiner's shack.
 * Four reliably found at Lake Eloise.
 * Three reliably found at Spruce Knob Campground.
 * Reliably found at Gilman lumber mill.
 * Reliably found at Dolly Sods Wilderness.
 * Chance to be found at Point Pleasant.
 * Chance to be found at Kerwood Mine.
 * Chance to be found at Gorge junkyard.
 * Chance to be found near Hunter's shack, just east of the abandoned bunker.
 * Chance to be found near Kanawha County Cemetery.

Appearances
Ticks appear in Fallout 76 and are mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas and the Fallout 4 add-on ''Nuka-World.

Behind the scenes
The mutated tick is based on the real world Ixodes scapularis deer tick.