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Common tick
Ixodes ricinus
51.5236, 9.94313
Field Notes
Description:
European species of hard-bodied tick. Ixodes ricinus has no eyes nor festoons and is not ornate. A parasite that usually feeds on mammals it has a three-host lifecycle, which takes abaout 2-3 years.
Among other diseases transmitted by ticks, one of the most common is the Lyme disease caused by bacteria belonging to the genus borellia.
Habitat:
Often on grasses.
Notes:
The 1st and 2nd picture show a tick after feeding on my dog. The 3rd picture show anothe individuum of the same species before it could finish its feast.
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