+DragonsWest Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 On the way out to a 50sumtin cache today and found a tick on my leg. It was at that point I decided to look for questing ticks. I didn't have to look very hard, they were out in numbers. The following are Dog Ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) This variety of tick have been found to be a vector for Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Male dermacentor variabilis, gripping the grass with all 8 legs. There were strong winds so most ticks were hunkering down to the tops of the grasses. Male dermacentor variabilis pattern view. Male dermacentor variabilis moving. I placed my finger beneath the tick and it loosed its grip and became more active. Male dermacentor variabilis questing - note forelegs are spread out, seeking a host to grab hold of. Two female dermacentor variabilis questing. They were on the same Foxtail, the ticks were that thick. Questing female dermacentor variabilis, another view. Quote Link to comment
+sdrawkcab Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 (edited) On the way out to a 50sumtin cache today and found a tick on my leg. It was at that point I decided to look for questing ticks. I didn't have to look very hard, they were out in numbers. The following are Dog Ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) This variety of tick have been found to be a vector for Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Found one on my neck crawling aound after our trip today on the west side of Fort Worth. Think mine was a Deer tick... Wasn't the same as you have pictured. The rest of the group checked out to bee bug free. Edited to remove Pics Edited May 17, 2010 by sdrawkcab Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 On the way out to a 50sumtin cache today and found a tick on my leg. It was at that point I decided to look for questing ticks. I didn't have to look very hard, they were out in numbers. The following are Dog Ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) This variety of tick have been found to be a vector for Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Found one on my neck crawling aound after our trip today on the west side of Fort Worth. Think mine was a Deer tick... Wasn't the same as you have pictured. The rest of the group checked out to bee bug free. Edited to remove Pics This might be a helpful link, they include the Lone Star tick. Quote Link to comment
+sdrawkcab Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 On the way out to a 50sumtin cache today and found a tick on my leg. It was at that point I decided to look for questing ticks. I didn't have to look very hard, they were out in numbers. The following are Dog Ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) This variety of tick have been found to be a vector for Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Found one on my neck crawling aound after our trip today on the west side of Fort Worth. Think mine was a Deer tick... Wasn't the same as you have pictured. The rest of the group checked out to bee bug free. Edited to remove Pics This might be a helpful link, they include the Lone Star tick. Thanks it was... After a little more research and looking at some more pics It wasn't a Deer tick. It was to big... Think it was a Male Dog tick. Quote Link to comment
+Q10 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 On the way out to a 50sumtin cache today and found a tick on my leg. It was at that point I decided to look for questing ticks. I didn't have to look very hard, they were out in numbers. Fantastic pics, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Rats, now I feel itchy all over. Time to find the bug spray and the gaiters. DragonWest, amazing photos. I didn't think the Zi6 can take such good close-ups. (no, I haven't been stalking you - it's in the EXIF). Quote Link to comment
+Vater_Araignee Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Thanks a lot! Good thing I learned that dogs flee and tick shampoo cures psychosomatic scalp itch. I aint joking. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Amazing macro photography, DW! Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 Rats, now I feel itchy all over. Time to find the bug spray and the gaiters. DragonWest, amazing photos. I didn't think the Zi6 can take such good close-ups. (no, I haven't been stalking you - it's in the EXIF). The Kodak Zi6 is an OK camera for many things, but it does excellent close-up photography of very small objects. These were taken using the close-up setting. These are also scaled down a bit from the originals. Quote Link to comment
+mertat Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Fascinating and disgusting all at once. Seriously, great photos (and yuck). Quote Link to comment
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