When a body meets a tick

[+DragonsWest]

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.

[+sdrawkcab]

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

[+DragonsWest]

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.

[+sdrawkcab]

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.

[+Q10]

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.

[+Chrysalides]

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).

[+Vater_Araignee]

Thanks a lot!

Good thing I learned that dogs flee and tick shampoo cures psychosomatic scalp itch.

I aint joking.

[knowschad]

Amazing macro photography, DW!

[+DragonsWest]

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.

[+mertat]

Fascinating and disgusting all at once.

 

Seriously, great photos (and yuck).