Ixodes scapularis and other hard ticks are long-term blood feeders. This feeding behavior is facilitated by a tick secreted bio adhesive (tick cement) that attaches tick mouthparts to skin tissue and prevents the host from dislodging the tick from its feeding site. Understanding tick cement formatio...
ORGANISM(S): Ixodes scapularis (Black-legged tick) (Deer tick) Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit)