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=Ornithodoros spp=
==Scientific Classification==
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Class
| Arachnida
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| Order
| Parasitiformes
|-
| Family
| Argasidae
|-
|}
==''Ornithodoros erraticus''==
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Also known as:
| '''Ornothodoros marocanus
<br>
'''Sand tampan
|-
|}
==Hosts==
Mostly small mammals.
==Life Cycle==
''O. erraticus'' lays eggs in the sand of the habbitats where the hosts live. The eggs then hatch into larvae, which undergo several nymphal transformations, before turning into adults, which feed on their hosts.
==''Ornithodoros hermsi''==
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Also known as:
| '''Sand tampan
|-
|}
==Hosts==
''O. hermsi'' can affect most mammals, but is seen most commonly amongst rodents.
==Identification==
It is a pale tick, but after a meal it turns light blue. It is around 5mm in length.
==Life Cycle==
Like ''O. erraticus'', laying eggs in the sand. The larvae then remain inactive until they moult into nymphs. The nymphs then undergo several further transformations, then become adults.
==Scientific Classification==
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Class
| Arachnida
|-
| Order
| Parasitiformes
|-
| Family
| Argasidae
|-
|}
==''Ornithodoros erraticus''==
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Also known as:
| '''Ornothodoros marocanus
<br>
'''Sand tampan
|-
|}
==Hosts==
Mostly small mammals.
==Life Cycle==
''O. erraticus'' lays eggs in the sand of the habbitats where the hosts live. The eggs then hatch into larvae, which undergo several nymphal transformations, before turning into adults, which feed on their hosts.
==''Ornithodoros hermsi''==
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Also known as:
| '''Sand tampan
|-
|}
==Hosts==
''O. hermsi'' can affect most mammals, but is seen most commonly amongst rodents.
==Identification==
It is a pale tick, but after a meal it turns light blue. It is around 5mm in length.
==Life Cycle==
Like ''O. erraticus'', laying eggs in the sand. The larvae then remain inactive until they moult into nymphs. The nymphs then undergo several further transformations, then become adults.