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Dermacentor variabilis, also known as the American dog tick or wood tick, is a species of tick that is known to carry bacteria responsible for several diseases in humans, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia (Francisella tularensis). It is one of the best-known hard ticks. Diseases are spread when it sucks blood from the host.
With tick season right around the corner in most areas, we hope this tick-identification gallery will help you limit your risk and teach you a little more about these complex and creepy creatures.
Amblyomma americanum, also known as the lone star tick, the northeastern water tick, or the turkey tick, is a type of tick indigenous to much of the eastern United States and Mexico, that bites painlessly and commonly goes unnoticed, remaining attached to its host for as long as seven days until it is fully engorged with blood.
The majority of tick species belong to the two families: Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks). The third living family is Nuttalliellidae , named for the bacteriologist George Nuttall . It comprises a single species, Nuttalliella namaqua , [ 12 ] [ 13 ] and as such is a monotypic taxon .
Ticks are so small and hard to see that most people don't notice when a tick bites them. To make tick bites even harder to identify, "ticks have factors in their saliva that prevent pain, clotting ...
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant, is commonly known as beggar's lice, [2] [3] sticktight or stickseed. [3] However, the common names beggar's lice and stick-tight are also used for very different plants, such as Desmodium species that are also known as "tick-trefoil".
There are three tick species most commonly associated with humans which include: Lone Star tick is reddish-brown to tan in color.The adult females are identified by a single white spot on the back.
The tick collection aids parasitic research which is of interest to health and agriculture because some species of tick carry Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. [1] The collection's specimens are freeze dried , bottled and coated so as to appear more vividly under a microscope .