Ixodes pacificus
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ixodes-pacificus-315-7218142
title:
Ixodes pacificus
text:
Ixodes pacificus, the western black-legged tick, is a species of parasitic tick found on the western coast of North America. I. pacificus is a member of the family Ixodidae. It is the principal vector of Lyme disease in that region. I. pacificus larvae and nymphs typically feeds on lizards and small mammals, while adults typically feed on deer. It is an ectoparasite that attaches itself to the outside of its host and feeds on the host's blood. It can have a heteroxenous lifestyle or monoxenous l
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description:
Species of arachnid
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes_pacificus
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date modified:
2024-04-21T04:55:09Z
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