''Amblyomma nodosum'' is a species of specialized

tick Ticks (order Ixodida) are parasitic arachnids that are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, species, and "fullness". Ticks are external parasites, living by ...

, found in three roadkilled giant anteaters from

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. There are 100 species of '' Amblyomma'' worldwide, 33 of which are from Brazil. ''A. nodosum'' is a specialist that lives exclusively on the giant anteater (''Myrmecophaga tridactyla'') and the Southern tamandua (''Tamandua tetradactyla'').

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Amblyomma Arachnids of South America Endemic fauna of Brazil Animals described in 1899 {{Acari-stub