Lone Star Ticks get their name from the white dot or "lone star" on females. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, it is a very aggressive tick. It is one of six types of ticks in ...

The lone star tick gets its name from the sometimes star-shaped white spot on its back. It's brown in color, similar to wood and deer ticks.

The lone star tick can transmit alpha-gal syndrome to humans through its saliva. The CDC says that up to 450,000 people might have been affected by the syndrome and not have reported it.

If you’ve seen a tick out in the wild, it’s more than likely been a Lone Star tick, which make up over 80% of ticks in the state, and are mostly found in the eastern half of the state.