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Tick is the common name for the small arachnids that, along with mites, constitute the order Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and amphibians. Ticks are important vectors of a number of diseases.
Characteristics
The major families of tick include the Ixodidae or hard ticks, which have thick outer shells made of chitin, and Argasidae or soft ticks, which have a membraneous outer surface. A third family, Nuttalliellidae, contains one rare African species, Nuttalliella namaqua. Soft ticks typically live in crevices and emerge briefly to feed, while hard ticks will attach themselves to the skin of a host for long periods of time. Tick bites look like mosquito bites, but can also sometimes bruise or resemble a bullseye.
Ticks as disease vectors
- See main article: Tick-borne disease
Tularemia
Babesiosis
Ehrlichiosis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Lyme Disease
Relapsing Fever
Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness
People like me used to be called lunar ticks.
ArthurSonOfGod (Arthur 2ndSon of God) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:57:09 -0000
People like me used to be called lunar ticks.
i swear my watch ticks louder every day
smorris2324 (Sean Morris) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:50:56 -0000
i swear my watch ticks louder every day
i hate it when stuff dont go as planned n for once it would go as planned... ticks me off... wish i was somewhere else.
Jena_Rene (Jena Sinyon) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:44:50 -0000
i hate it when stuff dont go as planned n for once it would go as planned... ticks me off... wish i was somewhere else.
Oh my goodness! dinner was soooo good! everything is gone and we are all full as ticks who have had their fill (as my 7 year old says)
insubordiknit (jacey boggs) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:31:08 -0000
Oh my goodness! dinner was soooo good! everything is gone and we are all full as ticks who have had their fill (as my 7 year old says)
Terps up on EKU 81-73. 53 ticks left.
ToddPac (ToddPac) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:28:22 -0000
Terps up on EKU 81-73. 53 ticks left.
what gig ticks are needed, not seen these. count me in I'll enter for you. x
cistolic (Cecelia Allen) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:26:43 -0000
what gig ticks are needed, not seen these. count me in I'll enter for you. x
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Classification of Ticks - Information about ticks in Australia.
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Common Tick Species In New Jersey - Descriptions and images of dog (Dermacentor variabilis), deer (Ixodes scapularis), and lone star (Amblyomma americanum) ticks.
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Identification of Ticks in Australia - Biology, drawings and descriptions, and discussion of problems caused. Species include cattle tick (Boophilus microplus), bush tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), and paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus).
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Information on Ticks - Articles on the identification and removal of ticks.
Iowa Insect Notes: American Dog Tick - About Dermacentor variabilis and its control, with photographs illustrating the life stages of this and other ticks found in the region, including deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum).
Iowa State Entomology - Ticks - Photographs and QuickTime movies of several tick species of North America.
Lyme Disease and Tick Management - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension factsheet and audio on ticks and Lyme disease, including images of several tick species and life stages.
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M University - Detailed information about ticks and tick research in Texas.
Rhipicephalus sanguineus - Images of the brown dog tick.
Tick Biology - Information and images covering the life cycles and biology of the Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks).
Tick Bites - Information about ticks and tick-borne diseases from Medline Plus.
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University of Rhode Island Tick Research Laboratory - Research and information on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Includes sketches, photos, size comparison, and morphological descriptions of ticks found in Rhode Island.
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