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Amblyomma americanum: Lone Star Tick - http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/lonestartick.htm
Photographs of this species with information on its habitat, life cycle and description.

Amblyomma cajennense - http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Amblyomma.htm
Photographs of several engorged female ticks and information on this known vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the cause of spotted fever.

Argas miniatus - http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/argas.htm
Photographs of these fowl ticks which infest birds and bats.

Boophilus microplus - http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Boophilus.htm
Photographs of adults and larvae of the southern cattle tick.

Dermacentor nitens - http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Dermacentor.htm
Photographs of the tropical horse tick, the only species known to be a natural vector of equine babesiae (Babesia caballi) in the New World.

Dermacentor variabilis - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/dermacentor.html
Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics and external anatomy of the dog tick.

Dermacentor variabilis: American Dog Tick - http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/americandogtick.htm
Photographs of this parasite and information on its habitat, life cycle and description.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG088 - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG088
Photographs and information on the brown dog tick and the American dog tick, their importance and control.

Information on Ticks - http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/ticks.asp
Articles on the identification and removal of ticks.

Iowa Insect Notes: American Dog Tick - http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/tamerican.html
About Dermacentor variabilis and its control, with photographs illustrating the life stages of this and other ticks found in the region, including deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum).

Iowa State Entomology - Ticks - http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/ticks/
Photographs and QuickTime movies of several tick species of North America.

Ixodes scapularis: Black-legged or Deer Tick - http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/blackleggedtick.htm
Photograph and information on this parasite, its habitat, life cycle, description and control.

Ixodes scapularis: Blacklegged or Deer Tick - http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/medical/deer_tick.htm
Provides photographs and a description of this tick, with information on its distribution, life cycle, medical significance and management.

Ixodes scapularis: Deer Tick - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/clarin_bria/
Research project by Brianna Clarin on this species, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.

Lyme Disease and Tick Management - http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/001-95.htm
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension factsheet and audio on ticks and Lyme disease, including images of several tick species and life stages.

MedlinePlus: Tick Bites - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tickbites.html
Information about ticks and tick-borne diseases.

Ornithodorus talaje - http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Ornithodorus.htm
This tick infests reptiles, birds and mammals. Photographs of an adult and an unidentified larva of the same genus.

Rhipicephalus sanguineus - http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Rhipicephalus.htm
Photographs of male and female brown dog ticks, with information on the transmission of canine piroplasmosis (Babesia canis) and tropical canine pancytopenia (Ehrlichia canis).

Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Brown Dog Tick - http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/browndogtick.htm
Photographs of this species with information on its habitat, life cycle and description.

Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Brown Dog Tick - http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/medical/brown_dog_tick.htm
Provides photographs and a description of this tick, with information on its distribution, life cycle, medical and veterinary significance and management.

Tick Biology - http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rbkimsey/tickbio.html
Information and images covering the life cycles and biology of the Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks).

Tick Research Laboratory at Texas A&M University - http://ticsys.tamu.edu/
Detailed information about ticks and tick research in Texas.

University of Rhode Island Tick Research Laboratory - http://www.tickencounter.org/
Research and information on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Includes sketches, photos, size comparison, and morphological descriptions of ticks found in Rhode Island.

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