TASMANIAN PARALYSIS TICK

FACT FILE - T002

Family

Ixodidae

Species

Ixodes cornuatus
Roberts, 1959

Body Length

Female:
Male:

Habitat

Dry forest

Toxicity

Tick saliva contains toxins, which can be injected into a host when a tick bites. Paralysis is the most severe reaction to a tick toxin.

 

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T2001

Dorsal view.

T2002

Ventral view.

T2003

Facing view.