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Questing Deer Tick (Female) - Ixodes scapularis I feel a *bit* mean, but I teased her by blowing on her (they are attracted to CO2). This gets a tick to quest (a host-seeking behavior where they wave their front arms in the air to locate a host).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Low vegetation in a mixed forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148687/deer_ticks_female_-_ixodes_scapularis.html" title="Deer Ticks (Female) - Ixodes scapularis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/148687_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=bj2oF1L%2BxjO6vB5o66I66ZDq5zA%3D" width="124" height="152" alt="Deer Ticks (Female) - Ixodes scapularis Habitat: Low vegetation in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148685/deer_tick_female_-_ixodes_scapularis.html Blacklegged Tick,Geotagged,Ixodes scapularis,Spring,United States,deer tick,ixodes,tick" /></a></figure> Blacklegged Tick,Geotagged,Ixodes scapularis,Spring,United States,questing,questing tick,tick Click/tap to enlarge

Questing Deer Tick (Female) - Ixodes scapularis

I feel a *bit* mean, but I teased her by blowing on her (they are attracted to CO2). This gets a tick to quest (a host-seeking behavior where they wave their front arms in the air to locate a host).

Habitat: Low vegetation in a mixed forest

Deer Ticks (Female) - Ixodes scapularis Habitat: Low vegetation in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148685/deer_tick_female_-_ixodes_scapularis.html Blacklegged Tick,Geotagged,Ixodes scapularis,Spring,United States,deer tick,ixodes,tick

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Hardly mean compared to its lifecycle, so a great tip :) Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Good point ;P Posted 2 years ago

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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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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Apr 23, 2023. Captured Apr 21, 2023 11:30 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm