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A deer tick is a parasitic arthropod that is normally found on deer in the adult stage. However, the same tick may be found on small mammals like mice and foxes when the ticks are younger. The deer tick is mostly known for carrying Lyme disease.
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Do ticks live in the coniferous forest?
Well, let's follow this line of reasoning. Deer ticks cause Lyme disease,deer live in the forest with coniferous trees, the ticks live on the deer, so I would say yes.
Where do deer ticks live in the everglades?
Usually on the deer, but also on other furry mammals.
What is the relationship between a deer and a tick?
They don't live together intentionally, but because deer do take refuge under trees and in brush, and ticks live in trees and brush, they're thrust together just like humans are...Because deer tick suck the deers blood. The deer is the deer ticks' host.
How is the deer hurt by the tick?
A deer tick sucks blood from the deers back.
What ecosystem does the white-tailed deer live in?
The main ecosystem the white tail deer live is the forest ecosystem. Over populations can have harmful effects on shrub and plant life in the the ecosystem.
Does a deer make a bell sound?
No ticks do not make noise. Ticks are quiet insects who live on mammals and drink their blood to survive.
What ecosystem do key deer live in?
they live in grassland mangrove swamps and in the keys
Where do ticks live?
The ground can be considered the home in which ticks live. Eggs, laid on the ground by females, hatch into larvae, which feed and molt into nymphs on the ground. Sandy soil in a landscape of deer, hardwood trees, and water provide an ideal habitat for ticks to live and thrive.
How do deer interact with the biosphere?
Deer can get parasites, like deer ticks, that live off their blood. They eat plants and leaves. Their feces can fertilize more plants.
What kinds of deer live in Virginia?
The White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus), also known as the Virginia Deer.
Which inflammatory joint disease is caused by the bites of ticks that live on mice and deer?
Lyme disease
Where do deer ticks live?
Deer ticks live on grass, trees, and bushes. So it's really easy to get them. When you brush against grass, trees, and bushes you might get a deer tick which can give you lyme disease. A safe way to get them them off is with tweezers and rub acholl on it after getting them off. There female and male deer ticks. Female deer ticks are the most dangerous. You can tell if they are male or female by looking at them. If they have red on its bottom, then it's a female. If it is all black, then it's a male. Don't panic if you get a deer tick. Just pull it off and you will be fine.
