Family
Ixodidae (Hardbacked ticks)
Ixodes pacificus. Photo: no rights reserved
The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the two big families of ticks, consisting of over 700 species. They are known as ‘hard ticks’ because they have a scutum or hard shield, which the other big family of ticks, the soft ticks (Argasidae), lack. They are ectoparasites of a wide range of host species, and some are vectors of disease.
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