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Detailed Description
The tiny larvae hatch from the eggs, and are clustered in the environment near where the eggs were laid. A female typically lays one or two thousand eggs, so there can be large numbers of larvae in a single spot. The larvae generally do not carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.
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Photo by Graham Hickling