American dog tick. Macrophotograph of an American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis),also known as a wood tick. This species is known to carry bacteria responsible for certain diseases in humans,including Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Diseases are spread when it sucks blood from the host. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying,cataloguing and monitoring bees and other species | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / US Geological Survey |
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