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PICTURES OF ADULT FEMALE Ixodes holocyclus
Dorsal Views |
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Ixodes holocyclus female, before engorgement; palps happen to be splayed, scutum less darkly distinct but marginal groove prominent caudally; you can mouse-over to highlight these structures. |
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Ixodes holocyclus female, very early engorgement |
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Ixodes holocyclus female, moderately engorged |
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Ixodes holocyclus female, fully engorged and gravid, ie. bearing fertilised eggs |
Ventral Views |
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Ixodes holocyclus female, before engorgement |
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Ixodes holocyclus female, very early engorgement |
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Ixodes holocyclus female, moderately engorged |
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Ixodes holocyclus female, fully engorged and gravid, ie. bearing fertilised eggs |
NEW PICTURES OF IXODES HOLOCYCLUS
This tick was removed from a cat suffering stage 1B tick poisoning, suburban Wollongong NSW, Sep 06, 2002.
It was only weakly attached. It can be seen that the feeding tube, or hypostome, is still intact (ventrolateral view) indicating that the process of tick removal did not break it. It was, therefore, probably about to drop off.
Please note that there can be considerable colour variations - although this example is fairly typical of this late stage of engorgment.
^ ventrolateral view
^ caudal view
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