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BG1552 D2689b - female
Copyright © 2008 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG1552 D2689b - Female
Gloster, Gloster Arboretum, Amite County, Mississippi, USA
March 14, 2008
We believe this is a female Deer Tick (Ixodes scapularis).
It was inadvertently collected by Jeanell.
Confirmation/correction would be appreciated.
Gayle
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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 30 March, 2008 - 9:32am

Looks right to me...
I believe your assumption of this as a deer tick is the correct one.
And it's definitely a female (the backs of males are covered by their scutum(that black plate on their backs).).

Here's some data on them & their identification if it's of any help:
http://www.entm.purdue.edu/publichealth/insects/tick.html
… Jonas Insinga, 30 June, 2008 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

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