How to identify cattle tick

Comparing cattle ticks with other ticks

Use the following table to distinguish cattle ticks from bush ticks and paralysis ticks.

	Bush tick	Cattle tick	Paralysis tick/Scrub tick
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Legs	Dark red-brown First pair close to snout	Pale cream Wide space between first pair and snout	First and last pair brown, others pale In V-shape line from snout down sides of body
Body	Oval	Oval to rectangular	Pear-shaped to oval
Face	Broadly oval	Oval, wider at front	Oval, wider at rear
Snout	Short, wider at face	Short, straight	Very long