bogleech:EVERY DAY in the insect ID groups I follow you get people asking if something is a tick, an
bogleech:EVERY DAY in the insect ID groups I follow you get people asking if something is a tick, and it can be anything from an actual tick to a boll weevil.So just in case this reaches anybody who wasn’t aware:Ticks only look one way, and nothing else looks like them. You can’t miss them!Flattened, slightly teardrop shaped body, like a pumpkin seedEight identical looking, simple stick legsNo wings, no antennae, no segments. Just a smooth piece with the legs.Legs are made up of beady segments and “curl” as they bend, like many-jointed fingers, without any sharp “elbow” or “knee”When swollen with blood, they look like one big, smooth berry or grape with a tick on the end.Really just….these pictures, that’s all! This is what a tick looks like! There’s no mistaking anything else for a tick! -- source link
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