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Ixodes scapularis - larva - ventral view - Ixodes scapularis
Copyright © 2008 Jon Oliver

Ixodes scapularis - larva - ventral view - Ixodes scapularis
Iowa, USA
Size: <1mm
Here is a larval Ixodes scapularis tick collected from NE Iowa. This is a ventral view though the scutum is visible straight through its body. Note that larval ticks have only 6 legs rather than 8.
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Contributed by Jon Oliver on 5 June, 2008 - 4:08pm
Last updated 21 June, 2008 - 8:10pm

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i dont know much about ticks eccept they are a pain here every spirng. i never knew that nymphs only had 6 legs. do they gain legs as they grow???
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