They have a distinct orange-red color on their body and wear a black scutum. The species has dark legs that match their scuta ...

female deer ticks are larger than males but their scutum is dark brown to black in color and has an overlay that is a shade of brownish-orange. Their geographic range is different, too.

On Feb. 28, the lab issued a news release stating scientists had confirmed the tick was Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick or blacklegged tick (not to be confused with the western ...