Black-Legged Tick Identification and Prevention Guide #3908508 (License: Personal Use)

This high-magnification image shows an adult female black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis), identifiable by her reddish-orange abdomen and dark brown to black legs and scutum. The tick is positioned on a green grass blade against a deep blue background, highlighting fine morphological details such as mouthparts, tarsal claws, and sensory setae. These ticks are primary vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium causing Lyme disease in North America.

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