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Wood tick - Dermacentor variabilis, female - Dermacentor variabilis - female
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Wood tick - Dermacentor variabilis, female - Dermacentor variabilis - Female
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
May 24, 2008
Submitting to document occurrence in May in Wisconsin.
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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 24 May, 2008 - 9:21pm
Last updated 21 June, 2008 - 7:26pm

Nice close up
...
… Jonas Insinga, 24 May, 2008 - 11:48pm login or register to post comments

I agree
Dermacentor variabilis, female.
… John R. Maxwell, 24 May, 2008 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jonas and John...
...How can one tell this is a female?
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 25 May, 2008 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Females
have the cream colored patch behind the head.
… John R. Maxwell, 25 May, 2008 - 11:46pm login or register to post comments

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