
Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick,
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Asian Longhorned 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
- Amblyomma triguttatum
- Amblyomma ovale
- Dermacentor occidentalis
- Ixodes hexagonus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Ixodida
- Family
- Ixodidae
- Genus
- Haemaphysalis
- Species
- Haemaphysalis longicornis
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