"Nymphal" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... which they undergo during their parasitic existence were first studied by Dr. Cooper Curtice, of the Bureau of Animal Industry, in 1889. The young tick molts within a week, and the second or nymphal stage of the parasite's life is thus ushered in. After this change it has four pairs of legs. Within another week another molt takes place by which the tick passes from the nymphal to the sexual, or adult, ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture |
