Soft Ticks
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| The Mono Lake bird tick, Argas monolakensis (Acari: Argasidae), a soft or argasid tick and potential vector of Mono Lake virus. | Another view of the Mono Lake bird tick. | The swallow tick, Ornithodoros concanensis (Acari: Argasidae), a soft or argasid tick found in association with swallows and their nests. |
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| Another view of the swallow tick. | Parker's relapsing fever tick, Ornithodoros parkeri (Acari: Argasidae), a vector of relapsing fever. | Ventral view of Parker's relapsing fever tick. |
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| The relapsing fever tick, Ornithodoros turicata (Acari: Argasidae), a major vector of relapsing fever. | Another view of the relapsing fever tick, Ornithodoros turicata. | The relapsing fever tick, Ornithodoros turicata, shown on a fingertip to indicate size. |
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