#Rhipicephalus_evertsi_mimeticus

He loves his pet ticks 🫣

Thank goodness for automated DNA extraction!

We're hiking. But we're working as well.

A short opinion piece on ticks of South Africa. #GTTM #Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_Museum #National_tick_collection authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S18…

At it again. #TickCollection #SouthAfrica

Isn't he just buff? #Margaropus_winthemi male.

Bugger had me screaming like a girl. Do not appreciate these little surprises.

Early morning stable rounds- weekend duty has its perks.

Little colab result

Early morning on the farm. Taking 'the kids' out to collect ticks. No summer rains yet but collected R.simus, R.evertsi, A.hebraeun, H.rufipes and H.truncatum.

Rhino conservation in South Africa is necessary and not without its challenges, apart from poaching. The guy in the video asked the girl if she's ok and not to fall off the trailer. She later says to him she's sorry about the damage to his pickup 🙈

#Amblyomma_cohaerens ex Ethiopia #GTTM #Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_Museum

#Nosomma_monstrosum male