Gram-positive ((of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method). Gram-negative ((of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of bacteria):
Outdoors experts: Keep ticks off by spraying repellent on your clothes. A female deer tick. Shane Wilkinson, camping equipment manager at Bass Pro Shops in the Fingerlakes Mall, said he was among those who mistakenly thought this past winter was going to put a real hurt on the ticks.
Deer Ticks: How to get rid of deer ticks. (Mark Wilson/Boston Globe). (Mark Wilson/Boston Globe). Deer ticks or black legged ticks or bear tick or the lone star ticks are very small, about the size of a poppy seed. About 1/2 the size of a dog tick also known as the wood tick.You can easily see a dog tick but not the others.1  These tiny ticks are the ones that carry Lyme Disease that you hear so much about.eer Ticks: How to get rid of deer ticks. (Mark Wilson/Boston Globe). (Mark Wilson/Boston Globe). Deer ticks or black legged ticks or bear tick or the lone star ticks are very small, about the size of a poppy seed. About 1/2 the size of a dog tick also known as the wood tick.