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	**Plain dark dorsal shield, long mouth parts, no festoons, no eyes: [[Ixodes scapularis]]		**Plain dark dorsal shield, long mouth parts, no festoons, no eyes: [[Ixodes scapularis]]
	***Also has an anal groove surrounding the anus in a U shape that opens posteriorly		***Also has an anal groove surrounding the anus in a U shape that opens posteriorly
	**Soft tick lacking dorsal shield, with small mouth parts: most commonly [[Ornithodoros ~~species~~]]		**Soft tick lacking dorsal shield, with small mouth parts: most commonly [[Ornithodoros]]
	***Rarely identified because they fall off after feeding		***Rarely identified because they fall off after feeding

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	== Background ==		==Background==

	=== Microbiology ===		===Microbiology===

	* Organised broadly into hard and soft ticks		*Organised broadly into hard and soft ticks
	** Hard ticks: typical tick with a dorsal plate (scutum; a hard shell on the back), and can easily see mouth parts		**Hard ticks: typical tick with a dorsal plate (scutum; a hard shell on the back), and can easily see mouth parts
	** Soft ticks: no distinct shell or dorsal plate; short mouths, often can't see mouth parts from above		**Soft ticks: no distinct shell or dorsal plate; short mouths, often can't see mouth parts from above
	*** Tend to drop off the host after feeding		***Tend to drop off the host after feeding
	* "Questing" is when they hang out on tops of grass or plants, reaching out to grasp onto hosts that pass by		*"Questing" is when they hang out on tops of grass or plants, reaching out to grasp onto hosts that pass by

	=== Identification ===		===Identification===

	* Dorsal plate		*Dorsal plate
	** Can be ornate		**Can be ornate
	* Festoons are specific decorations on the back; notches along the outside of the back		*Festoons are specific decorations on the back; notches along the outside of the back
	* Certain ticks (such as [[Ixodes scapularis]]) will have an anal groove		*Certain ticks (such as [[Ixodes scapularis]]) will have an anal groove
	* Males and females look different		*Males and females look different
	** Mature females feed and have large sacks behind the dorsal plate that fills up with blood upon feeding		**Mature females feed and have large sacks behind the dorsal plate that fills up with blood upon feeding
	* Nymphs are much harder to identify		*Nymphs are much harder to identify
	* By species:		*By species:
	** Ornate black and white dorsal shield, with festoons, short mouth parts (unlike [[Amblyomma species\|Amblyomma]]), and eyes: [[Dermacentor variabilis]]		**Ornate black and white dorsal shield, with festoons, short mouth parts (unlike [[Amblyomma species\|Amblyomma]]), and eyes: [[Dermacentor variabilis]]
	** Black and white dorsal shield with some ornate markings, with festoons, long mouth parts, and eyes: [[Amblyomma americanum]]		**Black and white dorsal shield with some ornate markings, with festoons, long mouth parts, and eyes: [[Amblyomma americanum]]
	*** Female has a single white marking on the dorsal shield, hence lone star tick		***Female has a single white marking on the dorsal shield, hence lone star tick
	** Plain dark dorsal shield, long mouth parts, no festoons, no eyes: [[Ixodes scapularis]]		**Plain dark dorsal shield, long mouth parts, no festoons, no eyes: [[Ixodes scapularis]]
	*** Also has an anal groove surrounding the anus in a U shape that opens posteriorly		***Also has an anal groove surrounding the anus in a U shape that opens posteriorly
	** Soft tick lacking dorsal shield, with small mouth parts: most commonly [[Ornithodoros species]]		**Soft tick lacking dorsal shield, with small mouth parts: most commonly [[Ornithodoros species]]
	*** Rarely identified because they fall off after feeding		***Rarely identified because they fall off after feeding

	== ~~Further~~ ~~Reading~~ ==		== Tick-Borne Diseases ==

			* See [[tick-borne infections]]
⚫	* [https://www.inspq.qc.ca/en/identification-guide-ticks-found-quebec INSPQ Identification Guide for Quebec]

			==Further Reading==

		⚫	*[https://www.inspq.qc.ca/en/identification-guide-ticks-found-quebec INSPQ Identification Guide for Quebec]

	[[Category:Ectoparasites]]		[[Category:Ectoparasites]]

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== Background ==

=== Microbiology ===

* Organised broadly into hard and soft ticks
** Hard ticks: typical tick with a dorsal plate (scutum; a hard shell on the back), and can easily see mouth parts
** Soft ticks: no distinct shell or dorsal plate; short mouths, often can't see mouth parts from above
*** Tend to drop off the host after feeding
* "Questing" is when they hang out on tops of grass or plants, reaching out to grasp onto hosts that pass by

=== Identification ===

* Dorsal plate
** Can be ornate
* Festoons are specific decorations on the back; notches along the outside of the back
* Certain ticks (such as [[Ixodes scapularis]]) will have an anal groove
* Males and females look different
** Mature females feed and have large sacks behind the dorsal plate that fills up with blood upon feeding
* Nymphs are much harder to identify
* By species:
** Ornate black and white dorsal shield, with festoons, short mouth parts (unlike [[Amblyomma species|Amblyomma]]), and eyes: [[Dermacentor variabilis]]
** Black and white dorsal shield with some ornate markings, with festoons, long mouth parts, and eyes: [[Amblyomma americanum]]
*** Female has a single white marking on the dorsal shield, hence lone star tick
** Plain dark dorsal shield, long mouth parts, no festoons, no eyes: [[Ixodes scapularis]]
*** Also has an anal groove surrounding the anus in a U shape that opens posteriorly
** Soft tick lacking dorsal shield, with small mouth parts: most commonly [[Ornithodoros species]]
*** Rarely identified because they fall off after feeding

== Further Reading ==

* [https://www.inspq.qc.ca/en/identification-guide-ticks-found-quebec INSPQ Identification Guide for Quebec]

[[Category:Ectoparasites]]