Hyalomma marginatum
Identification suggestions (from the community or from AI) and the information here may be wrong; this app never confirms that anything is safe to eat. Do not consume wild plants, mushrooms or seafood without expert confirmation. Nothing here is medical advice.
Can transmit Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever, which causes deaths in Turkey every year. NEVER pull an attached tick off with bare fingers, crush it, or apply cologne, petrol or a cigarette — these increase transmission. Remove it with tweezers as close to the skin as possible, pulling straight and slowly, or go to a health centre. Watch for fever, weakness, muscle pain and bruising for ten days.
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Sharply banded light-and-dark legs — the most reliable identification cue
Long, conspicuously protruding mouthparts
4-6 mm unfed, swelling to grape size and turning grey-blue when engorged
