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The kids find these blue-belly lizards quite frequently... they are always ...
1mm long body. Deer ticks are potential carriers of
, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians. Ticks are vectors of a number ...
other diseases transmitted by ticks, one ...
kills the bacterium that causes Lyme
Peromyscus species, it is a vector and carrier of emerging infectious
most other tick species. They are vectors of the bacteria that cause
This lizard was about 9” in length, found sunning itself on a rock. I have ...
This arachnid is about 1/8 inch long and is sitting at the end of a twig ...
white spot on the dorsum. Although Lone Star Ticks are not known to transmit ...
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) It can typically reach 1–2 m in ...
Family: Numididae. Genus: Numida. 53-58 cm with round body and small white head ...
This little mouse spent 20 minutes trying to evade us by hiding under the tires ...
Male Pacific Coast Tick on a Woolly Sunflower blossom. This species is known ...
The most common tick in central Virginia. This is an adult female, partially ...
This is an adult female dog tick. Female American Dog Ticks are reddish-brown ...
Adult female blacklegged ("deer") tick. Females have a black head and dorsal ...
group rickettsiae, and Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma bovis. Regarding ...
A fairly small lizard with keeled and pointed dorsal scales of equal size on ...
In common with other species of Ixodes, I. ricinus has no eyes and is not ...
tick that's brown with a black head and cowl (this specimen is missing its ...
Subpecies of Western Fence Lizard found in the San Francisco bay area. Color ...
Grey mammal, somewhat smaller than a raccoon with a pointed snout, pink nose, ...
The lone star tick is the most common tick species in central Virginia. Females ...
Adult female dog tick. Female American Dog Ticks are reddish-brown and have a ...
These adult female "deer" ticks were no doubt hoping that I would provide their ...
This was one of ELEVEN blacklegged (deer) ticks that I found scrambling up my ...
The inflorescence is a cylindrical array of lavender flowers which dries to a ...
-suited to consuming massive quantities of ticks, which might otherwise spread ...
It may be December in the Northeastern US, but blacklegged ticks (also called ...
These birds are taller and have longer tails than typical blackbirds; their ...
Often called "blue bellied lizards" the Western Fence Lizard can be found ...
Squamous cell carcinoma Localized vasculitis Syphilis Toxic epidermal ...