. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 310 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XXV ail animal for six days, then after passing again through a [)erio(I of conceahnent and torpidity for eleven weeks, moults, and emerges as a mature tick. When attached to an animal the female tick seeks a male tick, and after pairing she remains on the animal till thoroughly distended with blood, then drops off, descends to the. The Tick [(frnUkodoros inoichcUc.). A. magnitied. N;it\iral size. ]-!. Highly earth, an
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 310 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XXV ail animal for six days, then after passing again through a [)erio(I of conceahnent and torpidity for eleven weeks, moults, and emerges as a mature tick. When attached to an animal the female tick seeks a male tick, and after pairing she remains on the animal till thoroughly distended with blood, then drops off, descends to the. The Tick [(frnUkodoros inoichcUc.). A. magnitied. N;it\iral size. ]-!. Highly earth, and lays eggs. At least a year is occupied by the whole cycle. The male remains on the animal for months after the female has fallen off. Adult ticks are visible to the naked eye, and the â females are usually bigger than the males. In some species the female tick, when full of eggs or distended with blood, may measure two centimetres in length. The species known as Ornithodoros moiibata is widely distributed through East Africa. Its body is flattened and oval in outline. The integument is hard and leathery. The female of this species is about 8 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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