Female blacklegged tick
Female blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). The blacklegged tick is an external parasite that attaches to a host, pierces the skin using its sharp mouthparts and feeds on the host's blood. The female of the blacklegged tick species can lay up to 3000 egg
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