Ixodes ricinus
Updated December 29, 2014.
Ixodes ricinus male tick is copulating with a female tick. I. ricinus is also called the castor bean tick because of its resemblance. I. ricinus is a vector for the B. Burgdorferi spirochete, the cause of Lyme disease, and is commonly found on farm animals and deer who are the natural host.
Ixodes ricinus male tick is copulating with a female tick. I. ricinus is also called the castor bean tick because of its resemblance. I. ricinus is a vector for the B. Burgdorferi spirochete, the cause of Lyme disease, and is commonly found on farm animals and deer who are the natural host.
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