Male ticks don’t grow in size after feeding ... (Dermacentor variabilis), the wood tick, is larger than the deer tick. An ...

Young deer ticks, called nymphs, are brown and the size of poppy seeds. Adult female deer ticks are red and black, while males are black. Adult deer ticks are about the size of a sesame seed.

A Montana hunter discovered an unusual-looking tick on her dog and submitted it to a research lab; it was discovered that this tick had never been confirmed in Montana.

If you spot a tick right now, it's most likely an adult deer tick, which can transmit Lyme disease. Deer tick activity surged this week in Maine as warmer weather stirred the Lyme disease-carrying ...

“The black-legged tick, the adult stage, the adult female and male, if the temperature goes ... host seeking at that point and get a meal on a deer or a dog or on you,” said Dr. Jean Tsao ...