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Developmental stages of Ixodes spp /
Developmental stages of Ixodes spp
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Developmental stages of Ixodes spp

    Tick developmental stages (larva, nymph, adult) of the genus Ixodes. Unfed adult ticks are approximately the size of a sesame seed.

Courtesy of Dr. Reinhard K. Straubinger.

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