View of a fully repleted A. variegatum female. (A) Dorsal view of a fully engorged A. variegatum female (0.78×). (B) Dorsal view of an ovipositing A. variegatum female with scutum removed (0.78×). (C) Dorsal view of A. variegatum with thousands of eggs expelled from the oviducts (0.78×). (D) Close up of oviducts full of eggs (0.78×). Cp: capitulum; Div: diverticulum; E: eggs; Ooc: oocytes; O: ovary; Sac: scutum/alloscutum/conscutum (in the female tick); Tr: tracheae.