blacklegged tick with eggs
An adult female blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), once fed, will lay a clutch of up to 2,000 eggs. (Photo credit: James Gathany, CDC Public Health Image Library)
An adult female blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), once fed, will lay a clutch of up to 2,000 eggs. (Photo credit: James Gathany, CDC Public Health Image Library)