Ixodes ricinus tick on leaf of grass, Netherlands
First tick I ever photographed, and only realizing it now. There's many species of ticks, identification is based on this page: http://www.ahw.me/indexoverig.html (in dutch, sorry).
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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By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 11, 2015. Captured Jun 13, 2015 19:03 in Heibloemsedijk 20, 5473 TC Heeswijk Dinther, Netherlands.
