Bat tick
Ixodes vespertilionis (Ixodida, Ixodidae). Body length: 3.5 mm
A couple of ticks were found in a cave in northeastern Hungary. They were sitting on the walls and perhaps waiting for bats which spend the daytime in the cave. Now we saw only a few bats isolated far from each other.
A short story can be read here: macroadventures.com/2013/03/12/beetle-in-the-cave/
Each shots taken handheld and lit with diffused flashlight.
Bat tick
Ixodes vespertilionis (Ixodida, Ixodidae). Body length: 3.5 mm
A couple of ticks were found in a cave in northeastern Hungary. They were sitting on the walls and perhaps waiting for bats which spend the daytime in the cave. Now we saw only a few bats isolated far from each other.
A short story can be read here: macroadventures.com/2013/03/12/beetle-in-the-cave/
Each shots taken handheld and lit with diffused flashlight.