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Arthropods and parasites have been my two favorite topics since I was damn near a baby, yet it somehow escaped me until only days ago that a lot of ticks have eyes. It's not mentioned in any book I have! Eyes located more or less where I've drawn them here.

I've also included the mysterious "porose areas," two dense patches of pits above the female's mouth parts which serve some vague sensory function.

We can also see one of her Haller's organ, a bristle-lined hole on each of the front most legs which could be considered the "noses" of a tick.

LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL THESE AND OTHER GREAT THINGS IN MY TICK ARTICLE: [link]
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~kingcarnagh Mar 10, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
aw, so wittle and adowable! saw this one on bogleech i think, i adore your site, scythemantis! :hug:
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~FIREHAZARD123 Feb 23, 2013
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~lagartoloco94 Feb 21, 2013
In honor of your article allow me to present one of my favorite fakemon. Behold!
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~scythemantis Feb 21, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
cute!
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~lagartoloco94 Feb 22, 2013
I know right? Even it's evolution sucketo(take a wild guess) is adorable in a dead eyed kinda way.
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~NeiniTheLord Feb 19, 2013
OOUHH IT'S TOO CUTE

NO WAIT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO CUTE
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!GalacticGoat Feb 19, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
How cute :3... well for a tick. real world ones I kinda want to avoid if only because they're parasites.
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~G0atboy Feb 18, 2013
Dum DEE dum dum dum DEE DOW!
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~Lee-Sherman Feb 17, 2013
Didn't you have a blurb on one of your sites about a science book that inexplicably put human eyes on an otherwise accurate illustration of a tick?
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~scythemantis Feb 17, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I don't remember! Sounds like something I might have commented on, but it also sounds like something I'd vividly and fondly recall :(
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