Blacklegged Tick (Female) - Ixodes scapularis

This little lady started questing every time I blew on her.

Habitat: Found on grass; pondside

comments (6)

Calbost Niel

Lion

Nice shot Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Blowing on it is an interesting technique! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  It's the fastest way to get ticks to wave their arms in the air. I regularly blow on ticks, hehe. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    The first person googling for "blowing ticks" will end up here. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I hope so. I'm not going to google it out of fear for what may pop up. Posted 4 years ago

The Blacklegged Tick

"Ixodes scapularis" is a hard-bodied tick of the eastern and northern Midwestern United States. It is a vector for several diseases of animals, including humans and is known as the deer tick owing to its habit of parasitizing the white-tailed deer. It is also known to parasitize mice, lizards, migratory birds, etc. especially while the tick is in the larva or nymph stage.

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Similar species: Ticks

Species identified by Christine Young