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and ticks in Germany are massive compared to the ones we get in North America.
by pluc 5y ago
and ticks in Germany are massive compared to the ones we get in North America.
- rags2riches 5y agoWhich lyme carrying species are you comparing? For Ixodes scapularis compared to Ixodes ricinus I see adult female sizes of 2.5 mm vs 3.6 mm. Not a huge difference. Are you sure you're not comparing larvae or nymphs to adults or even gorged adults?
- pluc 5y agoI've taken a tick out of my dog in Germany and I've taken a tick out of my dog in Canada. The German tick was nearly an inch long with. The Canadian ticks I take out of my dogs are specks with legs, or at the most 2-3cm long.
- mafuy 5y agoYou mean 2-3mm I assume. That's a common size here in Germany, too. Ticks in Germany are no longer than about 1 cm when saturated, at most. An inch sounds incredible to me - probably a different species?