...sufficient quantity of semen stored in the receptacle for their fertilization, the female loosens her hold on her host and falls to the ground. She must...detached, lay eggs any time after it is half grown. Most ticks under my observation have waited a day or two before commencing ovipositing, and some even...

...of semen stored in the receptacle for their fertilization, the female (Pl. IV, fig. 4ft) loosens her hold on her host and falls to the ground. She must...her work soon begins. Any delay seems to me to be cansed by the tick uot being prepared to undergo the final act at the time of removal from the cow....

...loosens her hold on her host and falls to tho ground. She must do this to lay her eggs. Crawliug oft' to some dark corner, her work soon begins. Any delay seems to me to bo caused by the tick not being prepared to undergo the final act at the time of removal from the cow....

...of semen stored in the receptacle for their fertilization, the female (PI. IV, fig. 4ft) loosens her hold on her host and falls to the ground. She must...detached, lay eggs any time after it is half grown. (PI. V, fig. 4c. ) Most ticks under my observation have waited a day or two before commencing ovipositing,...

...sufficient quantity of semen is stored in the receptacle for their fertilization, the female loosens her hold on her host and falls to the ground. She must...her eggs. Crawling off to some dark corner her work begins. . . . While the tick prefers to act in quiet, she will, if retarded long enough, show her secret...

...sufficient quantity of semen stored in the receptacle for their fertilization, the female loosens her hold on her host and falls to the ground. She must...detached, lay eggs any time after it is half grown. Most ticks under my observation have waited a day or two before commencing ovipositing, and some even...