Ornithodoros kelleyi
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Ornithodoros kelleyi is an argasid
tick
parasite of bats found widely throughout North America in caves and other natural and man-made features that harbor bats. The species has not been shown to be a major vector of pathogens.
Argasidae
Argasidae is a family of ticks containing the soft ticks. They lack the hard scutum that is present in the hard ticks . The capitulum is located on the underside of the animal's body and is not readily visible...
tick
Tick
Ticks are small arachnids in the order Ixodida, along with mites, constitute the subclass Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites , living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians...
parasite of bats found widely throughout North America in caves and other natural and man-made features that harbor bats. The species has not been shown to be a major vector of pathogens.