Find out about the world's ugliest dog in this short, free and complete video at worlds-worst-website.com/worlds-uglie... ( #dog, #puppy, #ugliestDog, #ugly, #uglyDog, #petDog, #belovedDog, #dogBreed, #dogLove, #terribleDog, #horribleDog, #yuckyDog, #beautyContest, #dogContest)

Here's my vote for prettiest #parasite: Ixodes scapularis. It's an ectoparasite, meaning it lives outside the host.

It may be pretty on the outside, but on the inside it carries bacteria - Borrelia burgdorferi - that cause #Lyme disease.

(Original micrograph)
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