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Engorged larva (L) and nymph (R) of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae: Acari), a vector of Lyme disease, in comparison to the head of a pin.Engorged nymph (L) and unfed nymph (R) of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae: Acari), a vector of Lyme disease.A lone star tick female, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae: Acari), a vector of Lyme disease.
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A lone star tick female, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae: Acari), a vector of Lyme disease.Recently hatched larva of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae: Acari), a vector of Lyme disease.A larva (L, above) and nymph (R, below) of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae: Acari), in comparison to the head of a pin.
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Recently hatched larvae of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae: Acari), a vector of Lyme disease.A lone star tick male, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae: Acari), a vector of Lyme disease.A lone star tick nymph, Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae: Acari), a vector of Lyme disease.
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