In the spring of the year following the larval stage, having spent the winter in a state of suspended animation known as a diapause, tick larvae moult into 8-legged nymphs.
 

Nymphs are about the size of the blob above the caption of the illustration to the right.
 

Once again, they climb the grass and search for a new host.
 

Then they feed on the host, this time for up to 11 days.
 

Finally, they detach and fall to the ground, where they mature into adults.