Cayenne Tick

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a male cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).Note the large scutum, or shield, which unlike its female counterpart, covers the entire surface of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen. See PHIL 10870 and 10871, for an image depicting a dorsal view of a female A. cajennense tick. Like the female of the specie, the male also possesses four pairs of legs, placing it in the class of Arachnida, as are spiders and scorpions. Two of this specimen’s legs are tucked up underneath its abdomen.Created: 2008

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a male cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).Note the large scutum, or shield, which unlike its female counterpart, covers the entire surface of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen. See PHIL 10870 and 10871, for an image depicting a dorsal view of a female A. cajennense tick. Like the female of the specie, the male also possesses four pairs of legs, placing it in the class of Arachnida, as are spiders and scorpions. Two of this specimen’s legs are tucked up underneath its abdomen.Created: 2008

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a male cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).Note the large scutum, or shield, which unlike its female counterpart, covers the entire surface of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen. See PHIL 10870 and 10871, for an image depicting a dorsal view of a female A. cajennense tick. Like the female of the specie, the male also possesses four pairs of legs, placing it in the class of Arachnida, as are spiders and scorpions. Two of this specimen’s legs are tucked up underneath its abdomen.Created: 2008

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a female cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Note the small scutum, or shield, which unlike its male counterpart, covers only a small region of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen, just caudad to it head and elongated mouthparts. See PHIL 10872 for an image depicting a dorsal view of a male A. cajennense tick.Created: 2008

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a female cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Note the small scutum, or shield, which unlike its male counterpart, covers only a small region of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen, just caudad to it head, and elongated mouthparts. See PHIL 10872 for an image depicting a dorsal view of a male A. cajennense tick.Created: 2008

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a male cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).Note the large scutum, or shield, which unlike its female counterpart, covers the entire surface of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen. See PHIL 10870 and 10871, for an image depicting a dorsal view of a female A. cajennense tick. Like the female of the specie, the male also possesses four pairs of legs, placing it in the class of Arachnida, as are spiders and scorpions. Two of this specimen’s legs are tucked up underneath its abdomen.Created: 2008

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a male cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).Note the large scutum, or shield, which unlike its female counterpart, covers the entire surface of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen. See PHIL 10870 and 10871, for an image depicting a dorsal view of a female A. cajennense tick. Like the female of the specie, the male also possesses four pairs of legs, placing it in the class of Arachnida, as are spiders and scorpions. Two of this specimen’s legs are tucked up underneath its abdomen.Created: 2008

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a male cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).Note the large scutum, or shield, which unlike its female counterpart, covers the entire surface of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen. See PHIL 10870 and 10871, for an image depicting a dorsal view of a female A. cajennense tick. Like the female of the specie, the male also possesses four pairs of legs, placing it in the class of Arachnida, as are spiders and scorpions. Two of this specimen’s legs are tucked up underneath its abdomen.Created: 2008

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a female cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Note the small scutum, or shield, which unlike its male counterpart, covers only a small region of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen, just caudad to it head and elongated mouthparts. See PHIL 10872 for an image depicting a dorsal view of a male A. cajennense tick.Created: 2008

This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a female cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Note the small scutum, or shield, which unlike its male counterpart, covers only a small region of this specimen’s dorsal abdomen, just caudad to it head, and elongated mouthparts. See PHIL 10872 for an image depicting a dorsal view of a male A. cajennense tick.Created: 2008