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Ticks (Family Ixodidae)
Image Description
tick comparison Comparison of Adult Tick Females:
Lonestar, Blacklegged, American Dog


(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
american dog tick adult American Dog Tick Adult Female

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
american dog tick laying eggs American Dog Tick Adult Female Laying Eggs

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
male american dog tick American Dog Tick Adult Male

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
engorged american dog ticks Engorged American Dog Tick Nymphs

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
female lonestar tick Lonestar Tick Adult Female

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
lonestar tick life stages Lonestar Tick Life Stages

(Jim Kalisch, Wayne Kramer, UNL Entomology)
engorged lonestar tick Lonestar Tick Adult Females
(Engorged at Right)


(Jim Kalisch, Wayne Kramer, UNL Entomology)
lonestar tick mouthparts Lonestar Tick Mouthparts

(Jim Kalisch, Wayne Kramer, UNL Entomology)
blacklegged (deer) tick Blacklegged (Deer) Tick

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)