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deer tick
arachnid
Also known as: Ixodes scapularis, black-legged tick
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carrier of Lyme disease
- In Lyme disease
…the carrier tick is usually Ixodes scapularis (I. dammini); in the West, I. pacificus; and in Europe, I. ricinus. Ticks pick up the spirochete by sucking the blood of deer or other infected animals. I. scapularis mainly feeds on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and white-footed mice (
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