deer tick

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A detailed illustration of a black-legged tick or deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), showing its reddish-brown oval body and eight segmented legs spread outward.

Diagram of the life cycle of the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis), showing seasonal stages from engorged female laying eggs in spring, larva and nymph stages feeding on animal and human hosts in summer, and adult ticks on hosts in fall and winter. Arrows indicate progression through each stage, with illustrations of ticks and typical hosts such as deer, horses, dogs, and humans.

Illustration showing eight types of mites and ticks, each labeled with their common and scientific names, including tropical rat mite, Opilioacarus texanus, Holothyrus legendrei, fur mite, black-legged tick, soil mite, itch mite, and American house-dust mite.

deer tick: Media

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A detailed illustration of a black-legged tick or deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), showing its reddish-brown oval body and eight segmented legs spread outward.

Black-legged tick

Illustration of a black-legged, or deer, tick (Ixodes scapularis).

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Diagram of the life cycle of the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis), showing seasonal stages from engorged female laying eggs in spring, larva and nymph stages feeding on animal and human hosts in summer, and adult ticks on hosts in fall and winter. Arrows indicate progression through each stage, with illustrations of ticks and typical hosts such as deer, horses, dogs, and humans.

Tick life cycle

The life cycle of the hard tick Ixodes scapularis, a carrier of the bacterium...

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Illustration showing eight types of mites and ticks, each labeled with their common and scientific names, including tropical rat mite, Opilioacarus texanus, Holothyrus legendrei, fur mite, black-legged tick, soil mite, itch mite, and American house-dust mite.

Diversity of Acari

Representative members of subclass Acari, which includes mites and ticks.

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