Arthropods- Mites&Ticks Flashcards
What is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom?
Arthropods
What is fly larvae invasion called? It can be in muscle, sometimes fatal, but mainly treatable?
Myiasis
What is the group of arthropods that:
Make up mites and ticks
2 body parts = cephalothorax and abdomen
8 legs attached to cephalothorax
No wings or antennae
Arachnids
What is the group of arthropods that:
Made up bugs, lice, fleas, and flies
3 body parts = head, thorax, abdomen
6 legs
2 antennae
2 pairs of wings
Insects
Length of _______ and caruncle, the chilicerca, and location of the _____ are diagnostically important for mites
Pedicel
Anus
What mites:
Tunnel into skin
Short stumpy legs
Circular
Small
Burrowing mites
What mites:
Remain on surface
Long legs
Oval
Large
Surface mites
What has this lifecycle h that is completed ENTIRELY in the host?
Egg —> Larva —> Nymph —> Adult
Mites
What is the most important vector in the vet field?
Ticks
What arachnids are NOT host specific and their sexes are obvious?
Ticks
What type of tick:
Mouthparts are VISIBLE
Plate on back = scutum
More important
Hard ticks
What type of tick:
Mouthparts of INVISIBLE
Lacks scutum
Less common
Soft ticks
What type of arachnids lifecycle is:
Seasonal
One year to multiple year life cycle
Very sensitive to environmental conditions
Ticks
What type of lifecycle are hard ticks?
3-host cycle
What is the host seeking behavior called in ticks?
Questing
