| High densities of argasid ticks have been linked to egg and seabird nestlings desertion and lower survival of Cattle Egrets. |
| As mere parasites of man, apart from their power to transmit disease, the Ixodid are much less important than the argasid. |
| In habits and life history the argasid present striking characteristics. |
| In habits and life history the typical Ixodid differ greatly from the argasid. |
| Like others of the argasid, it resembles the bed-bug in its habit of feeding primarily at night. |
| Argasid ticks can also release pathogens through excess liquid excreted from the coxal glands located adjacent to the first segment of the front legs. |
