A tick (Ixodes auritulus zealandicus) that sucks blood from different seabirds, including the antipodean and wandering albatross.
Today is the first 'World Albatross Day', which aims to champion these special birds and highlight the many threats to their survival - seems fitting to highlight a lesser-known species that relies on seabirds, like the albatross, for their survival, says Doc's Nicola Toki.
Seabird Tick Photo: Left: Rachel Cane; Right: [httpswww.smsl.co.nzPestsTicks++Tick-Borne+Diseases]
