The Paralysis Tick of Australia - Adult Female Ixodes Holocyclus Pictures

PICTURES OF ADULT FEMALE Ixodes holocyclus

Dorsal Views
	Ixodes holocyclus female, before engorgement; palps happen to be splayed, scutum less darkly distinct but marginal groove prominent caudally; you can mouse-over to highlight these structures.
	Ixodes holocyclus female, very early engorgement
	Ixodes holocyclus female, moderately engorged
	Ixodes holocyclus female, fully engorged and gravid, ie. bearing fertilised eggs

Ventral Views
	Ixodes holocyclus female, before engorgement
	Ixodes holocyclus female, very early engorgement
	Ixodes holocyclus female, moderately engorged
	Ixodes holocyclus female, fully engorged and gravid, ie. bearing fertilised eggs

NEW PICTURES OF IXODES HOLOCYCLUS

This tick was removed from a cat suffering stage 1B tick poisoning, suburban Wollongong NSW, Sep 06, 2002.

It was only weakly attached. It can be seen that the feeding tube, or hypostome, is still intact (ventrolateral view) indicating that the process of tick removal did not break it. It was, therefore, probably about to drop off.

Please note that there can be considerable colour variations - although this example is fairly typical of this late stage of engorgment.