Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving Lives, Protecting People
															Search

		Submit


Ticks


Facebook
        Twitter
        LinkedIn
        Syndicate





Ticks Image Gallery										Related Pages
										Images on this page are royalty-free and available for personal, professional and educational use in electronic or print media, with appropriate citation. Please credit CDC and the individual photographer if their name is given. Please contact us with any other questions about reuse of specific images. Additional images may be available on CDC’s Public Health Image Library.

		**On this Page**
			Tick PhotosTick Check IllustrationsTick RemovalTick Bite PreventionTick Life StagesTick Trail SignsTick Life Cycles
		
Tick PhotosPhoto of an adult female blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, on a blade of grass.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of an adult female blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, on a blade of grass.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Blacklegged Tick, *Ixodes scapularis***
PHIL ID #1669
Photo of an adult female blacklegged tick, *Ixodes scapularis*, on a blade of grass.Photo of an adult female American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, on a blade of grass.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of an adult female American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, on a blade of grass.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**American Dog Tick, *Dermacentor variabilis***
PHIL ID #170
Photo of an adult female American dog tick, *Dermacentor variabilis*, on a blade of grass.Photo of an adult female Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, on a blade of grass.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of an adult female Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, on a blade of grass.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Rocky Mountain Wood Tick, *Dermacentor andersoni***
PHIL ID #10865
Photo of an adult female Rocky Mountain wood tick, *Dermacentor andersoni*, on a blade of grass.Photo of an adult female Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, on a leaf.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of an adult female Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, on a leaf.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Gulf Coast Tick, *Amblyomma maculatum***
PHIL ID #10876
Photo of an adult female Gulf Coast tick, *Amblyomma maculatum*, on a leaf.Photo of an adult female lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, on a blade of grass.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of an adult female lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, on a blade of grass.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Lone Star Tick, *Amblyomma americanum***
PHIL ID #8683
Photo of an adult female lone star tick, *Amblyomma americanum*, on a blade of grass.Photo of an adult male brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, on a blade of grass.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of an adult male brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, on a blade of grass.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Brown Dog Tick, *Rhipicephalus sanguineus***
PHIL ID #7646
Photo of an adult male brown dog tick, *Rhipicephalus sanguineus*, on a blade of grass.Photo of a groundhog tick, Ixodes cookei.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a groundhog tick, Ixodes cookei.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Groundhog Tick, *Ixodes cookei***
Photo of a groundhog tick, *Ixodes cookei*.Photo of an adult female western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, on a blade of grass.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of an adult female western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, on a blade of grass.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Western Blacklegged Tick, *Ixodes pacificus***
PHIL ID #8686
Photo of an adult female western blacklegged tick, *Ixodes pacificus*, on a blade of grass.Photo of an adult female Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, on a blade of grass.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of an adult female Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, on a blade of grass.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Asian Longhorned Tick, *Haemaphysalis longicornis***
PHIL ID #22886
Photo of an adult female Asian longhorned tick, *Haemaphysalis longicornis*, on a blade of grass.Photo of a soft tick, Ornithodoros hermsi, from the top.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a soft tick, Ornithodoros hermsi, from the top.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Soft Tick, *Ornithodoros*spp.**
Photo of a soft tick, *Ornithodoros hermsi*, from the top.Photo of a soft tick, Ornithodoros hermsi, from the bottom.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a soft tick, Ornithodoros hermsi, from the bottom.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Soft Tick, *Ornithodoros spp.***
Photo of a soft tick, *Ornithodoros hermsi*, from the bottom.Photo of a poppyseed muffin with five nymphal blacklegged ticks to demonstrate relative size.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a poppyseed muffin with five nymphal blacklegged ticks to demonstrate relative size.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Muffin with Tick**
Photo of a poppyseed muffin with five nymphal blacklegged ticks to demonstrate relative size.Zoomed in photo of a poppyseed muffin with five nymphal blacklegged ticks to demonstrate relative size.resize iconView LargerCloseZoomed in photo of a poppyseed muffin with five nymphal blacklegged ticks to demonstrate relative size.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Muffin with Ticks, Zoom**
Zoomed in photo of a poppyseed muffin with five nymphal blacklegged ticks to demonstrate relative size.Photo of female adult blacklegged ticks on a sesame seed bun to demonstrate relative size.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of female adult blacklegged ticks on a sesame seed bun to demonstrate relative size.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Bun with Ticks**
Photo of male and female adult blacklegged ticks on a sesame seed bun to demonstrate relative size.Photo of two nymphal blacklegged ticks on a hiking boot.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of two nymphal blacklegged ticks on a hiking boot.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Boot with Ticks**
Photo of two adult female blacklegged ticks on a hiking boot.Photo demonstrating the stages of engorgement in an adult female blacklegged tick over a period of 96 hours.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto demonstrating the stages of engorgement in an adult female blacklegged tick over a period of 96 hours.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Stages of Tick Engorgement**
Photo demonstrating the stages of engorgement in a nymphal blacklegged tick over a period of 96 hours.For more tick photos, visit Georgia Southern University’s Interactive Identification Key for the Hard Ticks of the Eastern U.S.external icon
Tick Check IllustrationsDiagram of a girl illustrating where on the body to look for ticks.resize iconView LargerCloseDiagram of a girl illustrating where on the body to look for ticks.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Check–Person, English**
Diagram of a girl illustrating where on the body to look for ticks.Diagram of a girl illustrating where on the body to look for ticks, in Spanish.resize iconView LargerCloseDiagram of a girl illustrating where on the body to look for ticks, in Spanish.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Check–Person, Spanish**
Diagram of a girl illustrating where on the body to look for ticks, in Spanish.Diagram of a dog illustrating where on the animal to look for ticks.resize iconView LargerCloseDiagram of a dog illustrating where on the animal to look for ticks.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Check–Dog, English**
Diagram of a dog illustrating where on the animal to look for ticks.Diagram of a dog illustrating where on the animal to look for ticks, in Spanish.resize iconView LargerCloseDiagram of a dog illustrating where on the animal to look for ticks, in Spanish.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Check–Dog, Spanish**
Diagram of a dog illustrating where on the animal to look for ticks, in Spanish.Diagram of a woman in the forest illustrating where on the body to look for ticks. Check your clothing and body for ticks after being outdoors in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas where ticks live. Check in and around the hair and ears, under the arms, inside the belly button, around the waist, between the legs, and behind the knees.resize iconView LargerCloseDiagram of a woman in the forest illustrating where on the body to look for ticks. Check your clothing and body for ticks after being outdoors in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas where ticks live. Check in and around the hair and ears, under the arms, inside the belly button, around the waist, between the legs, and behind the knees.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Check your clothing and body for ticks**
Diagram of a woman in the forest illustrating where on the body to look for ticks.Tick RemovalIllustration showing how to remove a tick (Ixodes scapularis pictured).resize iconView LargerCloseIllustration showing how to remove a tick (Ixodes scapularis pictured).download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Removal**
Illustration showing how to remove a tick (*Ixodes scapularis* pictured).Illustration showing how to remove a tick (Dermacentor variabilis pictured).resize iconView LargerCloseIllustration showing how to remove a tick (Dermacentor variabilis pictured).download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Removal**
Illustration showing how to remove a tick.Illustration showing how to remove a tick (Ixodes scapularis pictured).resize iconView LargerCloseIllustration showing how to remove a tick (Ixodes scapularis pictured).download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Removal**
Illustration showing how to remove a tick (*Ixodes scapularis*pictured).Illustration showing how to remove a tick (Ixodes scapularis pictured).resize iconView LargerCloseIllustration showing how to remove a tick (Ixodes scapularis pictured).download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Removal**
Illustration showing how to remove a tick.Photo from New York State Department of Health showing tweezers being used to grasp a tick.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto from New York State Department of Health showing tweezers being used to grasp a tick.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Grasping Tick**
Photo from New York State Department of Health showing tweezers being used to grasp a tick.Photo from New York State Department of health showing tweezers being used to pull a tick out of skin.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto from New York State Department of health showing tweezers being used to pull a tick out of skin.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Pulling**
Photo from New York State Department of health showing tweezers being used to pull a tick out of skin.Tick Bite PreventionPhoto of a woman spraying repellent into her hand to then apply to her face.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a woman spraying repellent into her hand to then apply to her face.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Insect Repellent**
PHIL ID #17795
Photo of a woman spraying repellent into her hand to then apply to her face.Photo of a woman reading the instructions on a permethrin bottle in order to correctly apply it to her clothing.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a woman reading the instructions on a permethrin bottle in order to correctly apply it to her clothing.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Permethrin**
Photo of a woman reading the instructions on a permethrin bottle in order to correctly apply it to her clothing.Photo of a woman applying permethrin to her pants and outdoor clothing.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a woman applying permethrin to her pants and outdoor clothing.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Permethrin**
Photo of a woman applying permethrin to her pants and outdoor clothing.Photo of a woman applying permethrin to the outside of her tent.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a woman applying permethrin to the outside of her tent.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Permethrin**
Photo of a woman applying permethrin to the outside of her tent.Photo of a dog wearing a tick control collar.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a dog wearing a tick control collar.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Dog Tick Collar**
Photo of a dog wearing a tick control collar.Photo of a dog receiving a spot-on tick control product.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a dog receiving a spot-on tick control product.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Spot-on Tick Prevention**
Photo of a dog receiving a spot-on tick control product.Illustration of a blacklegged tick demonstrating that they may be out on warm winter days.resize iconView LargerCloseIllustration of a blacklegged tick demonstrating that they may be out on warm winter days.download iconDownload Image[PNG]
**Ticks in the Winter**
Illustration of a blacklegged tick demonstrating that they may be out on warm winter days.Tick Life StagesIllustration of relative sizes of several ticks at different life stages.resize iconView LargerCloseIllustration of relative sizes of several ticks at different life stages.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Life Series Illustration**
Illustration of relative sizes of several ticks at different life stages.All life stages of Ixodes scapularis. Dime in background for scale.resize iconView LargerCloseAll life stages of Ixodes scapularis. Dime in background for scale.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
***Ixodes scapularis* Life Series Photograph**
All life stages of *Ixodes scapularis*. Dime in background for scale.All life stages of Ixodes pacificus. Dime in background for scale.resize iconView LargerCloseAll life stages of Ixodes pacificus. Dime in background for scale.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
***Ixodes pacificus* Life Series Photograph**
All life stages of *Ixodes pacificus.*Dime in background for scale.All life stages of Rhipicephalus sanguineus with partially and fully engorged adult females. Dime in background for scale.resize iconView LargerCloseAll life stages of Rhipicephalus sanguineus with partially and fully engorged adult females. Dime in background for scale.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
***Rhipicephalus sanguineus* Life Series Photograph**
All life stages of *Rhipicephalus sanguineus* with partially and fully engorged adult females. Dime in background for scale.Nymphal and adult female Haemaphysalis longicornis. Dime in background for scale.resize iconView LargerCloseNymphal and adult female Haemaphysalis longicornis. Dime in background for scale.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
***Haemaphysalis longicornis* Life Series Photograph**
PHIL ID #22872
Nymphal and adult female *Haemaphysalis longicornis*. Dime in background for scale.Drawings of each life stage of Ornithodoros hermsi.resize iconView LargerCloseDrawings of each life stage of Ornithodoros hermsi.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Life Stages of *Ornithodoros hermsi***
Drawings of each life stage of *Ornithodoros hermsi*.Tick Trail SignsPhoto of a tick trail sign on a western hiking trail.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a tick trail sign on a western hiking trail.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Trail Sign**
Photo of a tick trail sign on a western hiking trail.Photo of a tick trail sign in a Minnesota forest.resize iconView LargerClosePhoto of a tick trail sign in a Minnesota forest.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Tick Trail Sign 2**
Photo of a tick trail sign in a Minnesota forest.Tick Life CyclesIllustration of the two-year lifecycle of Ixodes scapularis.resize iconView LargerCloseIllustration of the two-year lifecycle of Ixodes scapularis.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Lifecycle of *Ixodes scapularis***
Illustration of the two-year lifecycle of *Ixodes scapularis*.Illustration of the three-year lifecycle of Ixodes pacificus.resize iconView LargerCloseIllustration of the three-year lifecycle of Ixodes pacificus.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Lifecycle of *Ixodes pacificus***
Illustration of the three-year lifecycle of *Ixodes pacificus*.Illustration of the lifecycle of Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii.resize iconView LargerCloseIllustration of the lifecycle of Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii.download iconDownload Image[JPG]
**Lifecycle of *Rhipicephalus sanguineus***
Illustration of the lifecycle of *Rhipicephalus sanguineus*and the transmission of *Rickettsia rickettsii.*
							
					
						Page last reviewed:  January 27, 2022					Content source: 	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) homeTicks HomeAvoiding ticksOn peopleOn petsIn the yardRemoving a tickplus iconTick Bite BotSymptoms of tickborne illnessRegions where ticks liveHow ticks spread diseaseDiseases transmitted by ticksTick bite data trackerTickborne disease continuing educationTickborne Diseases of the United States—reference guideTick surveillanceplus iconBlacklegged tickWestern blacklegged tickAmerican dog tickLone star tickTickborne pathogensData setsReported tickborne disease casesplus iconGeographic DistributionAsian longhorned ticksAlpha-gal syndromeplus iconProducts that may contain alpha-galFor Public Health OfficialsPublications, Training, and Resourcesplus iconAlpha-gal Syndrome FactsheetAlpha-gal Syndrome For Healthcare Providers FactsheetCommunications resourcesplus iconTicks Image GalleryTickborne disease videosplus iconTickborne disease webinars


About CDC
					Contact Us
					800-232-4636
 Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Youtube Pinterest Snapchat
 CONTACT CDC
				Contact Us
							Call 800-232-4636
							Email Us
			ABOUT CDC
				About CDC
							Jobs
							Funding
			POLICIES
				Accessibility
							External Links
							Privacy
							Policies
							No Fear Act
							FOIA
							OIG
							Nondiscrimination
							Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
			CONNECT WITH US
				Facebook
								Twitter
								Instagram
								LinkedIn
							Youtube
								Pinterest
								Snapchat
								Email
			LANGUAGES
				Español
							繁體中文
							Tiếng Việt
							한국어
							Tagalog
							Русский
							العربية
							Kreyòl Ayisyen
							Français
							Polski
							Português
							Italiano
							Deutsch
							日本語
							فارسی
							English


U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
			Accessibility
			External Links
			Privacy
			Policies
			No Fear Act
			FOIA
			Nondiscrimination
			OIG
			Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
			USA.gov


Exit Notification / Disclaimer Policy Close
 Links with this icon  indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website.
				Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.
				You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link.
				CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website. Website Disclaimers
 Cancel Continue