Do male eastern black-legged tick carry Lyme disease?
Only female ticks spread disease, since only females feed on the blood of their hosts and become engorged.
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Species of Ixodes
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods
Class
Arachnids
Order
Ticks
Family
Hard ticks
Genus
Ixodes
Species
Eastern black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis)
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