A T-shaped template meme. The left box has text reading "Before Thanksgiving", the image below it depicts a soft tick who has not had a bloodmeal yet, having a slim appearence. The right box has text reading "After Thanksgiving", the image below it depicts a soft tick after a bloodmeal, its body expanding and gaining a rounder appearence.

I am currently doing my finals, finishing up projects, and doing extra credit for my courses to improve my chances of graduating this semester ! In the meantime, I shall share one of my extra credit assignments while I also work on owed art !

#tick #entomology #softtick #meme #entomologymeme

Getting to know soft ticks better, one chromosome at a time Researchers have assembled the first genome for a soft tick, Ornithodoros turicata.

Drs. #JobLopez, P. Teel et al have assembled the first #genome of a #softTick, a major step toward better #surveillance and control strategies. #HumanRelapsingFever #AfricanSwineFever
@bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCM_TropMed #txresearch @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2025/07/29/f...

#Argasidae😍
#Parasitology #SoftTick