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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.
That's right! Adult stage deer ticks become active every year. the first frost. They're not killed by freezing temperatures, and while other ticks enter a feeding diapause as day-lengths get shorter, deer ticks will be active any winter day that the ground is not snow-covered or frozen.ll ticks (including deer ticks) come in small, medium and large sizes. Ticks hatch from eggs and develop through three active (and blood-feeding) stages: larvae (small-the size of sand grains); nymphs (medium-the size of poppy seeds); adults (large-the size of apple seeds).