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1. The deer tick, also called the blacklegged tick or by its scientific name of Ixodes scapularis, is an external parasite of the arachnid class, thus it is related to spiders.Like all ticks, the deer tick is a blood-feeder; it bites humans and animals in order to fasten itself to the skin and feed on blood.. The deer tick, also called the blacklegged tick or by its scientific name of Ixodes scapularis, is an external parasite of the arachnid class, thus it is related to spiders.
1 Brown dog ticks will have mottled brown and white markings on their scutums, which deer ticks do not have. The lone star tick has a distinctive white star-like marking on its scutum.  The deer tick is about half the size of the brown dog tick, both in its pre-fed state and when engorged.