( Everybody ( ( knows ( ( ( poly means ) ( ( many and ) ticks ) ) ( are ( bloodsucking parasites ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Everybody)) (VP (VBZ knows) (SBAR (S (NP (NP (JJ poly) (NNS means)) (ADJP (JJ many) (CC and) (JJ ticks))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBG bloodsucking) (NP (NNS parasites))))))) (. .)))
Everybody knows poly means many and ticks are bloodsucking parasites.
(ROOT (S (NP (VBG Bloodsucking) (NNS parasites)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (QP (RB nearly) (DT all)) (NNS ticks)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP live) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN body) (NNS surfaces)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS reptiles) (CC or) (NNS mammals)))))))))) (. .)))