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Tick (Acarina)
Prevalence : Widespread |
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Appearance :
Appearance differs by species, but
all adults are very small, roundish, with eight legs (larvae or seed
ticks have six legs); 1/8 to 1/2 inch long. |
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Habits :
Live on the bodies of mammals, birds
and reptiles. |
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Diet :
Blood; all species can swell to a
considerable size after feeding. |
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Reproduction
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Mating usually occurs while adult ticks are
on the host animal; female hard ticks feed only once, and lay one large
batch of up to 10,000 eggs; female soft tick will feed several times and
lay 20 -50 eggs after each meal; eggs hatch in 19 to 60 days. |
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Other Information
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Ticks are known carriers of many serious
diseases, including encephalitis, tick paralysis, typhus and Lyme
disease; adults can live over 500 days without a meal. |
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