Arachnids › Hardbacked Ticks
Western Black-legged Tick
Ixodes pacificus
3,411 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 3,411 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Eastern Black-legged TickIxodes scapularis
Castor Bean TickIxodes ricinus
Pacific Coast TickDermacentor occidentalis
American Dog TickDermacentor variabilis
Brown Dog TickRhipicephalus sanguineus
Lone Star TickAmblyomma americanum
Western Dog TickDermacentor similis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,400 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,643 |
| Oregon | 576 |
| Washington | 146 |
| Canada | 131 |
| British Columbia | 131 |
| Nevada | 26 |
| Utah | 7 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Baja California | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Arachnids · Arachnida |
| Order | Ticks · Ixodida |
| Family | Hardbacked Ticks · Ixodidae |
| Genus | Ixodes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Black-legged Tick with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.