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Blacklegged Ticks (Deer Tick, Bear Tick) <br />The scientific name ofthe b|eoNoggodtick is Nodes scapularis. Many people still know the <br />blacklegged tick by another common name, the deer tick. You may also hear it called the bear tick. <br />They are all the same tick. <br />The blacklegged tick is much smaller than the wood (or dog) tick. <br />(Scale of image is centimeters.) <br />|nthis photo, the tick onthe left iaanadult female Naokeggedtick, which iared and dark brown. To <br />her right is an adult male blacklegged tick, which is smaller and dark in color. A nymph blacklegged <br />tick is the second from the right, and a blacklegged tick larva is to the far right. <br />Adult females and nymphs can transmit infections through their bite. <br />Blackleggedticks live two to three years and have three blood meals. The life cycle begins when <br />the female lays eggs. As the eggs mature, they develop into larvae, then nymphs, and finally adults. <br />° <br />Modes scapularis, also known as the Deer Tick or Bear Tick) <br />p <br />From May through September, eggs hatch into larvae (plural). <br />" <br />The larva kdngu|mi: <br />