Amblyomma nodosum

Amblyomma nodosum is a species of specialized tick, found in three roadkilled giant anteaters from Minas Gerais, Brazil. There are 100 species of "Amblyomma" worldwide, 33 of which are from Brazil. "A. nodosum" is a specialist that lives exclusively on the giant anteater ("Myrmecophaga tridactyla") and the Southern tamandua ("Tamandua tetradactyla").