"Dangerous little monsters - under the microscope"

Dia-Show Dia 3

Tick larva, Magnification factor 165

40-250 days after the egg was layed, the larva, which has six legs, comes out. It looks for a mouse or a little animal now and sucks blood for 3-6 days. Afterwards it lets itself fall on the ground.

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