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Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Ixodes ricinus 23 August 2005 East Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Ixodes ricinus 15 June 2002 Berks England 4 3
Ixodes ricinus 15 June 2002 Berks England 7 4

Suggested Literature

Ixodes ricinus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
ARACHNIDA
(mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
ACARI
(mites)
METASTIGMATA
(ticks)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Ixodes ricinus is associated with:

Photos Bos taurus (domestic) - Domestic Cattle (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) sucks the blood of Hillyard, P.D., 1996
Photos Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) sucks the blood of Hillyard, P.D., 1996
Canis familiaris - Domestic Dog (Carnivora: Canidae) sucks the blood of Hillyard, P.D., 1996
Felis - cats (Carnivora: Felidae) sucks the blood of Hillyard, P.D., 1996
Homo sapiens - Man (Primates: Hominidae) sucks the blood of Hillyard, P.D., 1996

There may be more taxa associated with Ixodes ricinus listed at higher taxonomic level

ACARI
(mites)

Associated with Ixodes ricinus:

Ixodes ricinus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)

References

Hillyard, P.D., 1996 Ticks of North-West Europe

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