− | This is a male Ixodes ricinus tick (smaller) shown copulating with a female tick (larger). I. ricinus, the "castor bean" tick, so called because of its resemblance to the castor bean, is a vector for the B. burgdorferi spirochete, the cause of Lyme disease, and is commonly found on farm animals, and deer who are the natural host. | + | |Description = This is a male ''[[Ixodes ricinus]]'' tick (smaller) shown copulating with a female tick (larger). ''I. ricinus'', the "castor bean" tick, so called because of its resemblance to the castor bean, is a vector for the ''B. burgdorferi'' spirochete, the cause of Lyme disease, and is commonly found on farm animals, and deer who are the natural host. |
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