Deer Tick

The loathsome deer tick, now known as the blacklegged tick, is defined more by the disease it spreads than by its own characteristics. These bloodsucking members of the arachnid family were brought to the publics attention in the mid1970s when it was discovered that they are the primary (and possibly only) transmitters of Lyme disease. According to the CDC, Its estimated that about 300,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year.