very small deer tick with measuring scale on white background. ixodes ricinus or scapularis

acari animal arachnid babesiosis background bacterial bean bite black bloated blood borne borreliosis brown bug castor closeup copy crawling dangerous deer design detail disease disinfect ehrlichiosis encephalitis engorged entomology fattened fed full gauge healthcare illness immunity immunology infect infectious insect isolated ixodes ixodid larva legged legs length lyme macro measure measurement measuring medicine meningitis mite nobody parasite parasitic protection ricinus risk scale scapularis six size small space sting tick tickborne transmission vaccine white wood