ID#: 5993
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This illustration depicts a dorsal view of two ticks, an Argasidae family member, or soft tick, on the left, and on the right, a Ixodidae family member, or hard tick. Note that the soft tick is oval, or pear-shaped, and is rounded anteriorly, with mouthparts that are not visible from this dorsal view, while the mouthparts exhibited by the hard tick are visible from this dorsal view.
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Creation Date: 1976
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