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Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick, [1] longhorned tick, [2] bush tick, [2] Asian tick, [3] or cattle tick, is a parasitic arachnid belonging to the tick family Ixodidae. The Asian longhorned tick is a known livestock pest, especially in New Zealand , and can transmit a disease called theileriosis to cattle but not to humans.
The hedgehog tick is dark brown in color, but appears light grey or white when engorged. It can be identified by the humped tarsae of its first pair of legs. The adult female has a characteristic heart- or hexagon-shaped scutum; the male's scutum covers the entire body segment (idiosoma), as is typical for hard ticks. A lateral groove runs ...
Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm (0.43 in) 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 .
Ticks are parasitic bloodsuckers, capable of spreading deadly disease, and they’re becoming increasingly common. Here’s what you need to know about them.
Ticks have the ability to spread Lyme disease, Powassan virus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and other potentially deadly illnesses. Early detection and removal are key factors in stopping the ...
For example, blacklegged ticks are found in the southeastern U.S. but rarely cause Lyme there, according to the CDC. Even in the Northeast, where Lyme is much more common, anywhere from roughly 25 ...
Ixodes scapularis is commonly known as the deer tick or black-legged tick (although some people reserve the latter term for Ixodes pacificus, which is found on the west coast of the US), and in some parts of the US as the bear tick. [2] It was also named Ixodes dammini until it was shown to be the same species in 1993. [3]
Bottle tick describes that the engorging tick becomes swollen with fluid (the host's blood). The addition of 'blue' probably refers to a bluish hue associated with the mid-sized engorged female. It also sounds like another venomous animal, the marine stinger of the same name, the 'blue bottle' or Portuguese Man o' War. Shell-back tick: Adult male