American Dog Tick Nymph
Dermacentor variabilis (nymph)
American dog tick nymphs shelter in leaf litter, grassy fields, and brushy habitats where passing hosts are common. They quest by extending their front legs to detect and grasp a host, feeding on blood before their next molt. This stage has eight legs and can feed on a wider range of small to medium-sized mammals.
- Type
- Shell
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- American Dog Tick Nymph
- American Dog Tick