#ixodida

[snototter]

An American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) waits for a host to attach itself to in Brooklyn, New York, USA

American dog tick bites can cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

by Nova Patch

[patheticmosasaur1]

today's invertebrate.........amblyomma splendidum

this sticky tick has travelled to various places around the world to share her mysterious ocellated blood with others to drink! a sip of it is good, but any more than 2 gulps of it will turn you into an ant, as has happened to the poor sod behind her!

because of this amblyomma splendidum's blood has been rated 5 out of 5 stars by all living culinary and drinking experts

glorpiness rating: borne

photographed by Luis Silva (luissilva4) (CC BY-NC 4.0)

[dailybugfacts]

do you have any facts about ticks that will make me less afraid of them? :(

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Did you know that the Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) is known for the white spot on the back of the female? These ticks are found in much of the eastern US and much of Mexico in wooded areas. They looooove to hitch a ride (and meals) on deer, especially white tailed deer. Each stage of life of the lone star tick feeds on a different host.

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Photo by Thomas Shahan

[midwestkingdom]

Check out this Black-Legged Tick that hitched a ride into my house then fell on my computer! This colorful species of order ixodida was not able to get off of her back so I took the chance to get some footage and a picture. She was removed and returned outdoors when I was done. Though ticks do not seem beneficial, they are still part of the ecosystem. Leaving no trace means avoiding causing harm/an impact to anything encountered on a trail/outdoors, so I did not kill or injure her.

This is also the first photograph I have ever taken of a species from order ixodida! It was a goal of mine to get a few pictures this year of orders I have not yet gotten pictures of. This is hopefully the first of many.

An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.

I also caught this Mourning Dove in our neighbors tree! I got too close and they flew away, I'm better at photographing arthropods at the moment (working on my bird ID and picture taking skills).

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

[ginkgobug]

paralysis tick (ixodes holocyclus) sticker made for a local queer art market! a very self indulgent design, but it was my best selling item, which made me so happy!

no dogs were bitten by ticks in the taking of this photo (detail shot + behind the scenes pic under the cut)

[humblegrub]

if you've ever wondered, "How do you wash a tick?"....here you go!

[tanuki-fleas]

A new bio/reference sheet for my sona, Pepper! :3

[reanimateobjects]