black-legged tick

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/black-legged_tick

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:species
gptkbp:adultHasLegs	8
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:spring fall summer
gptkbp:biteCanTransmit	gptkb:Anaplasma_phagocytophilum gptkb:Babesia_microti gptkb:Borrelia_burgdorferi gptkb:Powassan_virus
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Arachnida
gptkbp:color	reddish-brown
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:deer_tick
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Thomas_Say
gptkbp:describedYear	1821
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Midwest_United_States eastern United States southeastern Canada
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Ixodidae
gptkbp:feedSystem	birds mammals reptiles
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Ixodes
gptkbp:habitat	woodlands grassy areas
gptkbp:hostedBy	humans white-tailed deer mice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	black-legged tick
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvaHasLegs	6
gptkbp:laysEggs	gptkb:spring
gptkbp:lifeCycleDuration	2 years
gptkbp:lifeStage	gptkb:nymph adult larva
gptkbp:nativeRange	gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:nymphHasLegs	8
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Ixodida
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern	true
gptkbp:scientificName	gptkb:Ixodes_scapularis
gptkbp:sexuallyDimorphic	true
gptkbp:size	2-3 mm (unfed adult)
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:species
gptkbp:vectorFor	gptkb:Powassan_virus gptkb:anaplasmosis gptkb:babesiosis Lyme disease
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lyme_Disease gptkb:Deer_tick
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5