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This image shows a dorsal view of two hard ticks of the genus Ixodes (family Ixodidae), with the male on the left and the female on the right. The female appears larger due to recent blood feeding, with a distended, engorged abdomen. The image was created and donated by Dr. George Anastos, Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Margaret A. Parsons
Creation Date: 1965
Photo Credit: Dr. George Anastos; Dept. of Zoology; Univ. of Maryland
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