Eastern black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, Ixodidae

Commonly known as the deer tick, this species is a vector for several diseases, most notably Lyme disease. In most cases, the tick must be attached for at least 36 hours to transmit the disease.

Photos 1-3 by allysonv, 4 (for scale) by adeans, 5 (engorged) by duncan10, and 6 (male - all others are female) by sambiology

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TICK CROSSWORD PUZZLE SOLVED

Here is the solved Tick Crossword Puzzle as promised. Hopefully it was both a challenge, review, and a good learning moment. As always feel free to copy and distribute for educational purposes. Remember the repellant and protective clothing as it gets warmer! Across 4) This family of ticks are called hard-bodied ticks [IXODIDAE]6) Unlike Ixodes scapularis andDermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma…

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going through my backlog of stuff so heres some ocs (co owned by @ruralgarlic ). drew these between like may-july give or take. they started as homestuck trolls if their names and colours didnt give that away.

in order they are:

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If you find an engorged tick on your body, like this one of the Ixodes genus, you’re at higher risk for a disease.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ROMAN WILLI, NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY

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Lizards may be protecting people from Lyme disease in the southeastern U.S.

The reptiles make poor hosts for transmitting the infection.

Lyme disease is one of the most devastating tick-borne infections in the United States, affecting more than 300,000 people each year. It's also one of the most mysterious: The creature that spreads it—the black-legged tick—lives throughout the country. Yet the northeastern United States is home to far more cases than anywhere else. Now, researchers have identified an unexpected reason: lizards. Black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis), also known as deer ticks, carry corkscrew-shaped bacteria that cause Lyme disease. The ticks pick up the pathogens—spirochetes that belong to the genus Borrelia—when they suck the blood of animals like mice, deer, and lizards. In the next stage of their life cycle, the ticks may latch onto an unlucky human. But every host transmits the microbes differently. Reptiles are worse transmitters than mammals, so ticks that have lived on reptiles are less likely to make people sick. The north-south divide in Lyme cases is a fairly sharp line right along the border of Virginia and North Carolina. Researchers have hypothesized that disparity in cases stems from ticks feeding on different hosts in the two regions...

Read more: https://www.science.org/content/article/lizards-may-be-protecting-people-lyme-disease-southeastern-united-states

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Lyme disease is a serious issue in North America, but there is an unsung hero keeping this illness at bay: the Western Fence Lizard. A protein in their blood eliminates the bacteria that enters their bodies, and by extension clears the tick of all disease!

(Image: A western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) with a western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus)attatched behind the ear by Jerry Kirkhart via Wikimedia)

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Mouthparts of a deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) By: A. Spielman From: Natural History Magazine 1977

A bag of mine - based on Ixodes scapularis, the black-legged tick! Made of two pairs of pants and some spare red I had lying around