tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post6057566523652566943..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the Week 458ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-20515856263780357312017-09-01T09:28:49.617-05:002017-09-01T09:28:49.617-05:00Oh, and the "vehicle" the tick is riding...Oh, and the "vehicle" the tick is riding on is a weevil of some sort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-83823398487280204302017-09-01T09:26:55.664-05:002017-09-01T09:26:55.664-05:00The behavior appears to be phoresy (=phoresis), fo...The behavior appears to be phoresy (=phoresis), for sure. Usually the hitch-hiker doesn't pick a vehicle so similar to its own size! I've seen pseudoscorpions riding on large beetles before, and I know aquatic mites are often transported between ponds by riding on waterfowl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-53484416764100207292017-08-29T14:03:43.607-05:002017-08-29T14:03:43.607-05:00Quite an unusual situation, I would agree with Nat...Quite an unusual situation, I would agree with Nate. The Ixodes tick is catching a free flight on a beetle and possibly fits the etymology of a "garrapata" in Spanish.<br />Would be interesting when Dr. Pritt unveils the enigma.<br /><br />Florida FanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-50625605533666493252017-08-29T11:15:16.413-05:002017-08-29T11:15:16.413-05:00An ixodid tick is catching a ride on an insect (lo...An ixodid tick is catching a ride on an insect (looks like a true bug of some kind?). If it is hitchhiking on the bug, this behavior is termed phoresis I believe (a type of commensalism)Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409910888470015923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-39373523084428953412017-08-29T07:35:29.809-05:002017-08-29T07:35:29.809-05:00The top creature is a hard tick and the bottom cre...The top creature is a hard tick and the bottom creature is an insect. The tick is saying "hey, hey, get off of my cloud!", ie. defensive display. What the heck is the structure upon which they are standing?<br />BW from VtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-70359773348305124812017-08-29T00:18:37.359-05:002017-08-29T00:18:37.359-05:00Top one surely is a tick (could be Ixodes - it is ...Top one surely is a tick (could be Ixodes - it is at least a "hard" tick); bottom one is a beetle (weevil? Fam.Curculionoidea). I have no idea about the ticks behaviour... But I am inclined to go for the hitchhiking! Preparing to cling to a passer-by...Idzi P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-46599533771111318152017-08-28T23:40:47.259-05:002017-08-28T23:40:47.259-05:00I believe the top arthropod is an immature hard ti...I believe the top arthropod is an immature hard tick and it is "questing"; AKA hitchhiking ; thumbing for a ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-67188521092930409662017-08-28T21:29:26.129-05:002017-08-28T21:29:26.129-05:00Are these two Ixodes ticks mating? If so, the top ...Are these two Ixodes ticks mating? If so, the top (smaller) is the male, the larger is the female.Eaglevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013582257718371496noreply@blogger.com