Maryland Biodiversity Project - Black-legged Tick (Ixodes scapularis)

Black-legged Tick Ixodes scapularis

Synonyms: Deer Tick.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Arachnida > Order Ixodida > Family Ixodidae > Genus Ixodes Black-legged Tick - Ixodes scapularis - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/9123

There are 19 records in the project database.

A Black-legged Tick in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/8/2016). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

Black-legged Tick in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/11/2013). Photo by Fritz Flohr Reynolds. (MBP list)

An adult female Black-legged Tick in Harford Co., Maryland (4/29/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Black-legged Tick in Calvert Co., Maryland (2/25/2021). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

An adult female Black-legged Tick in Harford Co., Maryland (10/1/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Black-legged Tick in Garrett Co., Maryland (2/4/2020). Photo by William Blauvelt. (MBP list)

A female Black-legged Tick in Harford Co., Maryland (10/31/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

An adult male Black-legged Tick in Harford Co., Maryland (4/4/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

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