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Tick - Dermacentor variabilis
Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Tick - Dermacentor variabilis
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 12, 2005
Size: ~6 mm
Dog tick? Wood tick perhaps?
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 14 April, 2005 - 9:10pm
Last updated 23 April, 2005 - 9:53am

Didn't have that one in my book so,
I went googling. I read somewhere that it's also known as the American Dog Tick. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/american_dog_tick.htm and yours looks almost identical to the female on this page http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/MedEnt/TickBioFS/TickBioFS.html
… Lynette Schimming, 15 April, 2005 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

Very nice clear photo. I pre
Very nice clear photo. I pretty sure this is an eastern wood tick.
… Matthew Roth, 15 April, 2005 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

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