Tick mouthparts. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the mouthparts of a tick (order Ixodida). The mouthparts of a tick consist of three visible components. The two outer jointed parts are highly mobile palps (left,only one shown). Between the palps is a rod-shaped structure,the hypostome (lower right). The palps do not enter the skin of the host while the tick is feeding,while the hypostome is inserted into the host's skin. The backward-pointing projections prevent easy removal of the tick | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Gaugler, Dr. Gary |
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