Arachnid Flashcards

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Arachnids

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What are the two divisions of the arachnid body?
  • Cephalo-thorax
  • Abdomen
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Summarise the arachnid life cycle
  • Larvae emerge from the egg
  • Nymphal stage follows the larval stage
  • Nymph undergoes ecdyses forming the adult
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Ticks

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What are seed ticks?
  • Tick larvae
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How can you differentiate hard ticks from soft ticks?
  • Soft ticks have no scutum
  • The mouthparts are not visible from the dorsal surface of soft ticks
  • Hard ticks have festoons
  • Hard ticks can be ornate
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True or False: Soft ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst taking a blood meal
  • False
  • Soft ticks feed little and often and cannot expand to three times their body size whilst feeding
  • Female hard ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst engorging on a blood meal
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List the mouthparts of ticks
  • Hypostome
  • Chelicerae
  • Palps
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Fill in the missing words about soft and hard ticks Soft ticks feed little and often and on many hosts. Hard ticks take one blood meal at each life cycle stage and can feed on one, two or three different hosts during their life cycle. Link to Answer Article


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