
Community identification
Tick
Unidentified tick (likely a hard tick; family Ixodidae)
- Order & Family
- Ixodida; Ixodidae
- Size
- About 1–5 mm unfed; engorged ticks can grow much larger.
Natural Habitat
Ticks live in vegetation, leaf litter, and animal nests; they may enter homes on people or pets.
Diet & Feeding
A blood-feeding parasite of mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians, depending on species.
Behavior Patterns
Ticks wait on vegetation for a host, attach and feed, then usually drop off to molt or lay eggs.
Risks & Benefits
Some species transmit diseases to people and animals. The image is not clear enough to identify the species or assess disease risk.