Deer ticks
Deer ticks, also known as blacklegged ticks, are just one of thirteen known tick species in Minnesota. They are most common in the east and central areas of the state and are found in hardwood forests and wooded and brushy areas.
Deer Tick Range
Fast Facts
Type: Bug Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 2 years Size: 0.078 to 0.137 in (2 to 3.5 mm) Did you know?
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The deer tick is polygynous, with the female mating with one male, and males mating with as many females as possible. Generally the males inseminate 2-3 times.
Eggs: Eggs laid by an adult female deer tick in the spring hatch into larvae later in the summer. These larvae reach their peak activity in August.
Since helmeted guineafowl pick ticks off warthogs, it was thought that they might be useful in ridding an area of deer ticks, the vector for Lyme disease. Research in the U.S.
becomes smaller because of human development, deer will often eat food from gardens. Deer need to cross roads to look for food and water and are sometimes struck by cars. People can also catch a sickness called Lyme Disease from the deer tick.
 See also: Deer, Tick, Spider, Arachnid, Nymph
  
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