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0 0 Rabbit Tick

Rabbit Tick

by SFShepVentura, California, USA

Do these carry Lyme

2 9 Western Fence Lizard[ Male]

Western Fence Lizard[ Male]

by Emma Concord, California, USA

shown that Lyme

0 0 Western Fence Lizard (or Blue-belly Lizard)

Western Fence Lizard (or Blue-belly Lizard)

by HollyBurkeHaeselerSan Diego, California, USA

The kids find these blue-belly lizards quite frequently... they are always ...

0 2 Lone star tick (female)

Lone star tick (female)

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

bacteria responsible for Lyme

0 3 Deer tick (unengorged male)

Deer tick (unengorged male)

by KarenLTennessee, USA

1mm long body. Deer ticks are potential carriers of

0 0 American dog tick

American dog tick

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of

1 5 Tick, krpelj

Tick, krpelj

by JopyZadar, Croatia

, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians. Ticks are vectors of a number ...

0 0 Deer Ked

Deer Ked

by MachiFlorida, USA

Small insect that I initially mistook for a small parasitic wasp. These are ...

1 0 Common tick

Common tick

by Mutter_ShibulbaGöttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

other diseases transmitted by ticks, one ...

3 1 Great Basin Fence Lizard

Great Basin Fence Lizard

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

kills the bacterium that causes Lyme

2 2 Deer Mouse

Deer Mouse

by flybeasleyParole, Maryland, USA

Peromyscus species, it is a vector and carrier of emerging infectious

0 0 Lone Star Tick ♀

Lone Star Tick ♀

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

most other tick species. They are vectors of the bacteria that cause

3 2 Western Fence Lizard

Western Fence Lizard

by Jim NelsonNevada, USA

This lizard was about 9” in length, found sunning itself on a rock. I have ...

5 1 American Dog Tick

American Dog Tick

by Gordon DietzmanRoseville, Minnesota, USA

This arachnid is about 1/8 inch long and is sitting at the end of a twig ...

0 0 Lone Star Tick, male

Lone Star Tick, male

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

white spot on the dorsum. Although Lone Star Ticks are not known to transmit ...

0 0 Beautyberry

Beautyberry

by Anna WilsonFlorida, USA

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) It can typically reach 1–2 m in ...

7 9 Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

by CarolSnowMilnePennsylvania, USA

Family: Numididae. Genus: Numida. 53-58 cm with round body and small white head ...

7 2 White-footed mouse

White-footed mouse

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

This little mouse spent 20 minutes trying to evade us by hiding under the tires ...

3 6 Pacific Coast Tick (male)

Pacific Coast Tick (male)

by misako.hillConcord, USA

Male Pacific Coast Tick on a Woolly Sunflower blossom. This species is known ...

1 2 Lone Star Tick, female

Lone Star Tick, female

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

Lyme

1 0 Lone star tick

Lone star tick

by drPVirginia, USA

The most common tick in central Virginia. This is an adult female, partially ...

1 0 American Dog Tick

American Dog Tick

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

This is an adult female dog tick. Female American Dog Ticks are reddish-brown ...

1 0 Blacklegged Tick (Female)

Blacklegged Tick (Female)

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Adult female blacklegged ("deer") tick. Females have a black head and dorsal ...

7 21 Bush Tick (female)

Bush Tick (female)

by Neil RossBrisbane, QLD, Australia

group rickettsiae, and Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma bovis. Regarding ...

0 0 Western Fence Lizard

Western Fence Lizard

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

A fairly small lizard with keeled and pointed dorsal scales of equal size on ...

0 0 sheep tick or castor bean tick

sheep tick or castor bean tick

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

In common with other species of Ixodes, I. ricinus has no eyes and is not ...

1 10 Tick: Western black legged

Tick: Western black legged

by shebebusynowVeneta, Oregon, USA

tick that's brown with a black head and cowl (this specimen is missing its ...

0 0 Guinea Fowl (domestic)

Guinea Fowl (domestic)

by ronfellows2020Texas, USA

beneficial in controlling the Lyme

0 0 Coast Range Fence Lizard

Coast Range Fence Lizard

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Subpecies of Western Fence Lizard found in the San Francisco bay area. Color ...

1 0 Virginia Opossum

Virginia Opossum

by JenKnightNorth Carolina, USA

Grey mammal, somewhat smaller than a raccoon with a pointed snout, pink nose, ...

3 10 Virginia Opossum

Virginia Opossum

by WilliamsFamilyKansas, USA

too cold for rabies and they eat ticks that carry

3 10 White Footed Mouse

White Footed Mouse

by JimJohnson2Pennsylvania, USA

to be a competent reservoir for the Lyme ...

3 5 Lone star tick with eggs

Lone star tick with eggs

by drPVirginia, USA

The lone star tick is the most common tick species in central Virginia. Females ...

1 0 American Dog Tick

American Dog Tick

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Adult female dog tick. Female American Dog Ticks are reddish-brown and have a ...

3 0 Blacklegged Ticks (Females)

Blacklegged Ticks (Females)

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

These adult female "deer" ticks were no doubt hoping that I would provide their ...

9 8 Blacklegged Tick (Female)

Blacklegged Tick (Female)

by Christine Y.New Milford, Connecticut, United States

This was one of ELEVEN blacklegged (deer) ticks that I found scrambling up my ...

1 0 Guinea Fowl (domestic)

Guinea Fowl (domestic)

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

beneficial in controlling the Lyme

0 1 Guinea Fowl

Guinea Fowl

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

the Lyme

0 0 Wild Teasel / Češljugovina

Wild Teasel / Češljugovina

by injicaZagreb, Croatia

The inflorescence is a cylindrical array of lavender flowers which dries to a ...

5 0 Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

by Jamie GrantWest Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

-suited to consuming massive quantities of ticks, which might otherwise spread ...

1 0 Blacklegged Tick (Male)

Blacklegged Tick (Male)

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

It may be December in the Northeastern US, but blacklegged ticks (also called ...

3 0 Common grackle

Common grackle

by NopayahnahChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

These birds are taller and have longer tails than typical blackbirds; their ...

0 2 Tick

Tick

by AlbertKangIfugao, Philippines

. Ticks are vectors of a number of

1 0 Northwestern Blue Belly

Northwestern Blue Belly

by LeahFerneReedSacramento, California, USA

Often called "blue bellied lizards" the Western Fence Lizard can be found ...

2 4 Brown Recluse/Violin Spider

Brown Recluse/Violin Spider

by hourglasstymAsheville, North Carolina, United States

Squamous cell carcinoma Localized vasculitis Syphilis Toxic epidermal ...

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