. The care of animals;. Veterinary medicine; Domestic animals. 336 The Care of Animals TICKS Ticks and mites are closely related, to the spider tribes. They are not insects. Most of the ticks are only partially parasitic; that is, only a part of their lives is spent upon the bodies of other animals. The most injurious parasitic tick is the southern cattle tick {Boophilus annulatus). Fig. 52«. This crea- ture is important, not only because of the losses resulting from its attacks, but also because it is the carrier of the germs of Texas or southern cattle fever from southern to susceptible nort
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. The care of animals;. Veterinary medicine; Domestic animals. 336 The Care of Animals TICKS Ticks and mites are closely related, to the spider tribes. They are not insects. Most of the ticks are only partially parasitic; that is, only a part of their lives is spent upon the bodies of other animals. The most injurious parasitic tick is the southern cattle tick {Boophilus annulatus). Fig. 52«. This crea- ture is important, not only because of the losses resulting from its attacks, but also because it is the carrier of the germs of Texas or southern cattle fever from southern to susceptible northern cattle. The southern cattle tick is reddish or grayish in color; the adult female's body is about one-third of an inch in length, and resembles in shape Southern a Small castor bean. It attaches itself to the natural k^e. skiu of cattlc, particularly in the regions mai^r?^ Xwer! whcrc it is thiu, as between the thighs, on the ^°''''^' belly, between the fore-legs and on the neck. The female, when fully developed and distended with blood and eggs, looses her hold on the animal, drops to the ground, and deposits a large number of eggs, which cover her body. The eggs hatch in from two to six weeks. The young ticks, crawling up on grass, are brushed off by grazing cattle. They crawl up the legs of the animals and attach themselves so fiirmh^ to the skin that they can be pulled off only with difficulty. The southern cattle ticks are found in all the southern states. They are more numerous in a brushy country than on the high, open prairies.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Mayo, Nelson S[later], 1866- [from old catalog]. New York, London, The Macmillan company