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ticks general |
oval body flattened like spiders ARACHNIDS 4 pairs of legs on cephalothorax new ticks only have 3 pairs GRADUAL METAMORPHOSIS blood meal then molt, repeat to adult seeks mate on hosts |
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brown dog tick |
1/8 inch and uniform dark red-brown color enlarged females are dark blue-gray |
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american dog tick |
1/8+ inch long adult female is brown with pearly-colored shield on cephalothorax vector for rocky mountain spotted fever can also cause paralysis in childen or dogs if attaches at base of skull or along spinal column |
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deer tick |
also known as blacklegged tick adults about the size of a sesame seed adult females brick red with black legs and black shield adule males darker and smaller than females VECTOR FOR LYME DISEASE preferred host of nymph is white footed deer mouse preferred host of adult is deer |
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lone star tick |
1/8 inch long chestnut brown color most adults have metallic spot or star on back VECTOR FOR ROCKY MOUTNTAin spottede fever |
