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Can ticks lay eggs on human skin?

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well the simple answer is if you are holding some and they lay eggs yes there gonna lay eggs on your hands .

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What kind of insect in the pacific northwest will lay eggs in a human after it bites you?

The human botfly will lay eggs in a human's skin.


Can a spider lay eggs under the skin of an animal?

I don't know if there is a type of spider that does that, but I know that no spider in the world has ever layed eggs under human skin. So I guess it would be the same for animals too.


Can bugs lay eggs under skin?

It is extremely unlikely. Fleas do lay eggs under people's skin. But bedbugs normally lay their eggs on a hard surface either in the bed most typically in the folds of the mattress the bed structure or in furniture near the bed. It is extremely unlikely bedbugs will ever lay its eggs on a living person or a pet.


Where on the corpse will a blow fly female lay its eggs?

Anywhere on exposed skin.


How do ticks lay eggs?

Ticks lay eggs just like most insects: oviposition of fertilized eggs. If you are wondering about hard ticks (for example, deer ticks, or hard ticks (Ixodidae is the family), then your answer in terms of location is in the leaf litter of forests (i.e. on the ground). They do not lay them on animals usually as far as I know, and definitely not IN animals. Once these eggs hatch, they begin their triphasic life cycle, taking usually one year for each phase (larval, nymphal, and adult phase). They feed once per life cycle, then drop to the ground from their host and overwinter, until the next spring and phase comes. The exception here is the adult phase; once they have fed as an adult (generally only female adults will feed, the males seek a host but use it really as a method to find a female to fertilize rather than to eat), they drop to the ground and immediately die (males) or lay their eggs (female). As adults, the females' last meal is usually really significant, causing them to swell to a size unique to this life phase. If you see a really engorged tick on your dog (or any non-human mammal, we seldom let ticks attach and feed long enough to become engorged), it is probably a female tick.

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What kind of insect in the pacific northwest will lay eggs in a human after it bites you?

The human botfly will lay eggs in a human's skin.


Can spiders lay eggs in human skin?

no


Do ticks lay eggs in cars?

No. Ticks do not lay their eggs on exposed surfaces or on their host. They drop off a host to burrow into the ground to lay eggs.


Do ticks lay eggs from their mouths?

are ticks dangerous then spiders


Do horse flies lay eggs in humans?

Horse flies do not lay eggs on humans, they lay eggs on leaves, grass and other vegetation. Flies that lay eggs under human skin are bot flies.


Can a tick lay eggs inside your skin?

No, ticks mouth-parts go underneath your skin but not their egg laying parts. The nymphs (baby ticks) hatch and seek a small animal such as a lizard or mouse as a host. Occasionally, the nymph will find an unlucky human and feed on him instead.


Can ticks detach from humans?

The ticks that detach after becoming engorged on blood go off to lay eggs.


Can bed bugs lay eggs on your head?

YES and you should get it checked out ABSOLUTELY NOT! Bed bugs lay eggs in crevices and dark, rough places.


What animal has skin covered in feathers and that lays eggs?

Birds lay eggs and has a skin covered in feathers.


Can any wasp or bee lay eggs under human skin?

Yes, there is a bee which lays eggs under human skin. first it gets hold of a female mosquito, lays its eggs on it. Then the mosquito, a blood sucker comes and sucks the blood of a human. The eggs eventually are dropped on the skin . Then the eggs go insinde and grow. See more about this on Animal Planet


When ticks get full of blood do they digest it or blow up?

when ticks drink blood they expand and store the blood for when they lay their thousands of eggs.


Can an insect besides scabiesand head lice breed under the human scalp or live in the human system?

Ticks bury their heads. Some types of fly lay eggs which hatch into maggots in the skin (there are some pretty rank photos on Google images of humans with magnet infestation. There are also lots of lesser known insects in various different countries which can burrow in human skin.