Ticks can survive literally being washed in a washing machine and dried in a tumble dryer on the hottest setting, proving they are virtually indestructible demons.

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Ticks can survive literally being washed in a washing machine and dried in a tumble dryer on the hottest setting, proving they are virtually indestructible demons. Their hard exoskeletons and ability to drastically lower their oxygen consumption means that standard laundry cycles do absolutely nothing to drown or crush them. The only reliable way to kill a tick on your clothes is to fry them in a hot dryer for at least twenty minutes before you ever get them wet. It is infuriating that delicate luxury fabrics will instantly disintegrate if you look at them wrong, but a blood-sucking parasite can comfortably survive a full cycle of aggressive modern household appliances with zero damage!