Engorged Ixodes tick. Underside of an Ixodes sp. tick whose body is swollen full of blood it has ingested. Ticks are blood-sucking arachnids that feed

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Engorged Ixodes tick. Underside of an Ixodes sp. tick whose body is swollen full of blood it has ingested. Ticks are blood-sucking arachnids that feed on humans and other animals. They act as vectors for numerous diseases, which they transmit when feeding on blood.

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