Ixodes ricinus

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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.
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