Blacklegged Tick Nymph - Ixodes scapularis

The most dangerous stage of this tick is the nymph stage because it is 1-2 mm long and is easily overlooked. Thus, they can transmit pathogens before being detected.

Habitat: I spotted it on my hand after coming through a mesic, mixed forest.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Why would it not attach to you when on your hand? Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  They usually seek a better spot, although I have found them attached on my hands before. I assume that this individual had just climbed onto me and hadn't settled down yet. 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