Summary ⁵

Adult Amblyomma maculatum spend their time either on the skin of their hosts sucking their blood or on the ground in areas of vegetation. These hosts are fairly non-specific and can include members of the families Equidae, Canidae, and Bovidae as well as some small birds. The tick lives in areas with shrub vegetation and since it is vulnerable to desiccation in areas that do not have enough humidity or too much wind they seek out sheltered areas with good shade cover and relatively high amounts of humidity.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Sean McCann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/1766009992_113b1b318a_o.jpg
2. Public Health Image Library, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/10879/10879_lores.jpg
3. Public Health Image Library, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/10878/10878_lores.jpg
4. Public Health Image Library, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/10875/10875_lores.jpg
5. Adapted by okaloosascience from a work by (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31376273

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