Fig. 1
From: Morphological responses to feeding in ticks (Ixodes ricinus)
Ixodes ricinus. a Fasting female, dorsal view. b Fasting female, ventral view; black lines indicate positions of histological sections shown in Fig. 2a, c, and e and μCT-imaging Fig. 2b, d, and f, respectively. c Fasting male, dorsal view. d Semi-engorged female, dorsal view. e Fully engorged female, dorsal view. f Fully engorged female, lateral view. g Fully engorged female, ventral view. Abbreviations: A, anus; AS, alloscutum; GO, genital opening; MF, marginal fold; P, pedipalp; S, scutum; SP, spiracular plate; T, Tracheae; I – IV, legs