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Deer ticks are VERY small in comparison to others, such as the 'dog tick'. They are tiny black insects with six legs. Deer ticks are also the leading cause of Lyme Disease. For more information and many helpful photos you can visit http://www.oes.org/html/how_2_identify_different_ticks.html

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Who will get killed a deer or a tick?

a deer


What is the genus and species of the deer tick?

The deer tick's genus is Ixodes; its species is I. scapularis.


What kinds of ecosystem do ticks and deer live in?

A deer tick is a parasitic arthropod that is normally found on deer in the adult stage. However, the same tick may be found on small mammals like mice and foxes when the ticks are younger. The deer tick is mostly known for carrying Lyme disease.


What type of tick is a ixodes scopulari?

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How do i know if i got the head of a tick out?

what does a tick look like


What tick is an intermediate host for borrelia burgdorferi?

The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) is an intermediate host for Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. The bacterium is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected deer tick.


What type of tick buries in skin?

deer tick is the type of tick that buries in the skin.


How is the deer hurt by the tick?

A deer tick sucks blood from the deers back.


What is the symbiosis relationship of a deer and a tick?

The symbiosis relationship of a deer and a tick is parasitism. The deer is the harmed host and the tick is harming the host.


What is a band name with deer in it?

deerhoof, deer tick, deerhunter


What is the difference between a dear tick and a dog tick?

There's three reasons a deer ticks mostly get on deers and a tick mostly get on humans head or body. A deer tick gets on ticks and a tick just sucks blood from a human. A deer tick is much harder to get off then a tick.


What is the relationship between a deer and a tick?

They don't live together intentionally, but because deer do take refuge under trees and in brush, and ticks live in trees and brush, they're thrust together just like humans are...Because deer tick suck the deers blood. The deer is the deer ticks' host.