Photo from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Jim Gathany
Black-legged ticks - Ixodes scapularis
Black-legged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, are known to transmit Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) to humans and animals during feeding when they insert their mouth parts into the skin of a host and slowly take in the nutrient-rich host blood.
