Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick
Ixodes ricinus(Linnaeus, 1758) - Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick, Male - mouthparts - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver background

Image 0002: Male - mouthparts - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver background

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Photographed On a microscope slide
Specimen prep Fresh specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (59 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Faults Cropped partial stack of 18D11C_2.
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x10 UPlanFLN obj
Photographer Malcolm Storey
Image Copyright Copyright © Malcolm Storey, 2018, www.bioimages.org.uk. Some rights reserved.
High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P135862
Found as Adult male
Date 11 Apr 2018
OS grid ref SY98
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 2° 10' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 11 Apr 2018[C]
Record summary swept
Return to Record page Ixodes ricinus on 11 Apr 2018 at SY98 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Ixodes ricinus
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