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Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks

Amblyomma · Dermacentor · Ixodes

Genus Amblyomma
Tick - Amblyomma americanum - male Lonestar Tick Male - Amblyomma americanum Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum - male Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum - female Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum - Amblyomma americanum - male Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum Gulf Coast Tick - Amblyomma maculatum Tick - Amblyomma americanum - female

Genus Dermacentor
Tick - Dermacentor andersoni - female American Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis American Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis - female Blood sucking parasite? - Dermacentor andersoni American Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis - male Pacific Coast Tick - Dermacentor occidentalis - female A Tick. - Dermacentor andersoni Side view - Dermacentor variabilis

Genus Ixodes
Ixodes (likely Ixodes scapularis) - Ixodes - female Deer Tick - Ixodes scapularis - male Deer Tick - Ixodes scapularis - female Western Black Legged Tick - Ixodes pacificus - female engorged tick - Ixodes Deer Tick - Ixodes scapularis - female Found on my computer - Ixodes scapularis deer tick - Ixodes scapularis - male


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