Hedgehog tick

Ixodes hexagonus, also known by the common name hedgehog tick, is a tick species in the genus Ixodes. It is a parasite of the European hedgehog.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Hedgehog tick being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Rhipicephalus sanguineus
• Dermacentor albipictus
• Ixodes frontalis
• Haemaphysalis longicornis
• Haemaphysalis leporispalustris
• Ixodes ricinus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Ixodida

Family

Ixodidae

Genus

Ixodes

Species

Ixodes hexagonus

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