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Common Sheep Tick (Ixodes Ricinus)
It took me a short while to work out what I was looking at, having spotted this '8-legged, but clearly not a spider' individual on one of my regular searches of nearby metal fencing, I've mentioned before.
When it dawned on me, there was a little instinctive shiver because let's face it, ticks have a distinctly dodgy image problem and I would never recommend cuddling one.
However, they have their lives to lead, and to read how they lead them, head to this video on YouTube:
Ixodes ricinus is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.
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