267:. Nymphs remain dormant for extended periods of time unless stimulated by presence of a host. Nymph feeding behavior is like that of larvae. Nymphs and larvae do not feed on humans, but adults do. If they find a host and attach, the adult females feed continuously throughout that time, around 5–15 days. Males, though, feed for a shorter period and copulate with several, partially fed females that are still on the host. Females drop off the host when fully engorged and seek an area to oviposit. Both sexes die shortly after reproducing.
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5.3 mm in length, and have 11 festoons on their lower dorsal portion. This species is sexually dimorphic; females are generally larger and can increase their size by nearly three times when fully engorged. This species is also polymorphic, with much physical variation between individuals. Features that distinguish this species from other ticks include the number and size of goblets, which are used for respiration on its spiracular plates;
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279:Female (left) and male (right)
235:, but can also be a vector for
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706:Kemerovo tickborne viral fever
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610:Rocky Mountain spotted fever
308:Rocky Mountain spotted fever
237:Rocky Mountain spotted fever
641:Relapsing fever borreliosis
590:Spotted fever rickettsiosis
227:. This tick is generally a
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600:American tick bite fever
595:Pacific Coast tick fever
189:Rocky Mountain wood tick
187:, commonly known as the
736:Tick-borne encephalitis
711:Kyasanur Forest disease
441:"Dermacentor andersoni"
439:Munyarubuga, J (2012).
407:"Dermacentor andersoni"
871:Dermacentor variabilis
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864:Dermacentor andersoni
842:Amblyomma triguttatum
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184:Dermacentor andersoni
160:Dermacentor andersoni
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746:Protozoan infections
731:Tete orthobunyavirus
701:Heartland bandavirus
571:Human monocytotropic
536:Bacterial infections
445:Animal Diversity Web
298:Disease transmission
950:Ornithodoros hermsi
691:Colorado tick fever
520:Tick-borne diseases
304:Colorado tick fever
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388:November 8,
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88:Chelicerata
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1209:Categories
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577:E. ewingii
351:References
271:Morphology
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659:Tularemia
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118:Ixodidae
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