Argas brumpti is a species of
soft tick found in eastern and southern Africa. They can live for eight years without food and have the longest lifespan among ticks.
The females are 20 millimeters long. These ticks do not cause disease or carry
pathogens
In biology, a pathogen ( el, πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ ...
, but their bites can create long lasting painful lesions.
References
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Argasidae
Arachnids of Africa