tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post696456426485428542..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the Week 384ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-82973458724156047792016-02-11T14:23:18.970-06:002016-02-11T14:23:18.970-06:00A. americanum female, partially engorged. A. americanum female, partially engorged. Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01561818800437341074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-18713896070010046582016-02-10T15:20:51.710-06:002016-02-10T15:20:51.710-06:00Hi RastaBob, glad you like the images! My friend B...Hi RastaBob, glad you like the images! My friend Blaine (who regularly donates poems for my blog) is also on the CAP Microbiology Resource Committee and is now taking the lead on the TMO survey. So you'll be seeing pictures from him as well. ParasiteGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-90308556386422495272016-02-10T07:48:23.292-06:002016-02-10T07:48:23.292-06:00Hi Bobbi - I was reviewing our CAP TMO survey and ...Hi Bobbi - I was reviewing our CAP TMO survey and just noticed that you provided many of the photos used - very nice shots! RastaBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-38358324263318185102016-02-09T10:17:44.834-06:002016-02-09T10:17:44.834-06:00Lone Star female, engorged..Molting?? Cannot make ...Lone Star female, engorged..Molting?? Cannot make out the hard scutum.<br /><br />LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-17146235522259046142016-02-08T16:08:18.201-06:002016-02-08T16:08:18.201-06:00Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum)nymph about t...Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum)nymph about to molt/molting to an adult female? I see the ornate spot on the scutum which suggests an adult female of this species, but it looks like there is some sort of integument covering the tick.<br /><br />As mentioned earlier, a scale would be needed as well as closer inspection to make a better determination. Where and when was this collected?<br /><br />Med. Ent. student in MSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-11290844780029285792016-02-08T14:08:37.242-06:002016-02-08T14:08:37.242-06:00It's a female Amblyoma americanum, by the mark...It's a female Amblyoma americanum, by the marking on the small scutum and mouth parts.<br /><br />Florida FanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-22497320575283180022016-02-08T07:33:05.946-06:002016-02-08T07:33:05.946-06:00The Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum. Is it m...The Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum. Is it molting?<br />BW in VTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-70548683900157812132016-02-07T21:22:23.373-06:002016-02-07T21:22:23.373-06:00Without a scale, it's hard to say exactly what...Without a scale, it's hard to say exactly what stage of this Ambloyomma (Lone Star) tick we're seeing. Sheldon Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524590709558343536noreply@blogger.com