<i>Ixodes ricinus</i> (IMAGE)

Technische Universität Dresden

<i>Ixodes ricinus</i>

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A male tick Ixodes ricinus attached to a resin replica of human volar skin by seven of eight feet, while the translucent adhesive pad and claw of the right foreleg is folded back upwards and the foot joint contacts the substrate.

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Copyright: Dagmar Voigt

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