Ticks. Close-up of two ticks (family Ixodidae) hitching a ride on the shell of a tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) in the rainforest of Ecuador. These ticks are not feeding on the tortoise and are probably parasites of large mammals such as tapirs. Ticks are large,blood- sucking mites that attach themselves to their hosts with piercing fangs,letting go after several days when full of blood. Some species can transmit dangerous diseases when they bite humans | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Read, Dr. Morley |
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