The Deer Tick Home Page

Ixodes scapularis, the black-legged or deer tick, has four life stages.
Shown here are the larva, nymph, and both adult sexes.

Female

Male

Nymph

Larva


Department of Entomology,
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
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Last updated June 12, 1996.