Ixodes scapularis

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Description: Français : Ixodes scapularis, vecteur de la maladie de LymeEnglish: These black-legged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, are found on a wide range of hosts including mammals, birds and reptiles. Black-legged ticks, I. scapularis are known to transmit Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, to humans and animals during feeding, when they insert their mouth parts into the skin of a host, and slowly take in the nutrient-rich host blood. Source: http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/detail.asp?id=1669 Transferred from fr.wikipedia to Commons. Author: Content Provider(s) : CDC/ Michael L. Levin, Ph. D. Photo Credit : Jim Gathany.