Ixodes

I am assuming it is a nymph of a deer tick (Ixodes scapularis).

Archive 2009-06-01 AYDIN 2009

I found this deer tick Ixodes scapularis crawling up my pants' leg late Wednesday afternoon in the woods.

February tick AYDIN 2009

I am assuming it is a nymph of a deer tick Ixodes scapularis.

First tick of the season AYDIN 2009

Every summer, Americans walk through the woods and fields in fear of the dreaded Ixodes scapularis -- the Deer Tick.

The Yuletide is Coming In 2009

And yes, Ixodes scapularis looks just like a tiny deer perching on its pitiful victims before lunging in to suck their blood.

The Yuletide is Coming In 2009

The paralysis is caused by a mature female tick of the species Ixodes holocyclus and most frequently occurs in the spring and summer months but can be seen at any time of year.

My Dog, Your Child and BEWARE of Tick Paralysis this Year 2008

It appears to be the usual suspect Ixodes scapularis, the deer tick.

Archive 2007-11-01 AYDIN 2007

It appears to be the usual suspect Ixodes scapularis, the deer tick.

Me and the tick at the Neil Young concert AYDIN 2007

From the end of April to the end of July the woods and grass swarmed with ticks (_Ixodes_), which covered the clothes of the

Pioneers in Canada Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892

Ornithomyia, or the stick-fast powers and leathery body of the Ixodes, can only escape its vigilant enemies by making itself invisible; hence every variation, i.e. increase in jumping-power and diminished bulk, tending towards this result, has been taken advantage of by natural selection.

The Naturalist in La Plata 1881