#ixodes scapularis

[inatarachnids]

Eastern Black-legged Tick (Ixodes scapularis)

Observed by dryophytes, CC BY-NC

[power-handmaiden]

Day 85: Deer tick

Spoopy... creppy...

[frostings-silly-little-art-blog]

Deer tick! :D

[awkwardbotany]

When Acorn Masts, Rodents, and Lyme Disease Collide

When Acorn Masts, Rodents, and Lyme Disease Collide

“‘Mast years’ is an old term used to describe years when beeches and oaks set seed. In these years of plenty, wild boar can triple their birth rate because they find enough to eat in the forestes over the winter… The year following a mast year, wild boar numbers usually crash because the beeches and oaks are taking a time-out and the forest floor is bare once again.” — The Hidden Life of Trees by…

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[inatarachnids]

Eastern Black-legged Tick (Ixodes scapularis)

Observed by hydrophilus, CC BY-NC

[chirpblog]

The Truth About Dog Health: Debunking Common Myths and Providing Expert Advice

Dog Health-Cultural items Measures set up that react to the moral and social necessities or difficulties of the organization and its laborers. This incorporates legitimate issues comparative as equivalent events and equivalent compensation for equivalent work.

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Truth About Dog Health: Debunking Common Myths Providing Expert Advice

Dog Health-Cultural items Measures set up that react to the moral and social necessities or difficulties of the organization and its laborer

[toknowtheland]

Interview with Dr. Katie Clow

Damn... Some people just know a lot about those they work with. Katie Clow knows Black Legged Ticks. I wish we had more time to ask so many of my follow up questions, but I didn’t. I hope you are all filled with curiosity and want to learn more about Ticks too.

The interview with Dr. Katie Clow will air on July 20th. Stayed tuned!

[oupacademic]

Bug of the Week: Ixodes scapularis

The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is a common tick in the United States and is the primary vector of Lyme disease. Physiological abnormalities in this tick are rare in nature, but researchers from Wisconsin recently collected four abnormal specimens. Tracking deformed specimens might help researchers notice patterns in environmental changes that affect the tick.

Image: “Four physiologically abnormal ticks, one with an extra leg (A), one with a missing leg (C), and two with asymmetrical bodies (B and D).” Journal of Medical Entomology