Giant tick

Giant ticks were massive bloodsucking insects commonly found in Cormanthor and the Savage Frontier.

Biology
Much like their smaller cousins, giant ticks were known to carry fatal diseases that could kill a victim within 2–4 days.

Combat
Giant ticks hid on elevated rock formations and trees waiting for a warm-blooded prey to drop onto. On a successful bite with their hollow mouth-tube, the giant tick attached to the victim draining its blood until the insect was full and bloated.

After a giant tick attached to its victim, it had to be killed, burned, or immersed in water for it to detach before it reached satiation.

Habitats
Giants were commonly were found in forests and occasionally in caves or caverns. In the Shining South, they were known to inhabit the Mortick Swamp.