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Hard Tick
Copyright © 2009 Jon Armstrong

Hard Tick
Morro Bay, San Luis Obisbo County, California, USA
April 18, 2009
Size: about 2mm long
Hard tick that I unintentionally collected while walking near Morro Bay, CA.
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Contributed by Jon Armstrong on 26 April, 2009 - 12:44am
Last updated 1 June, 2009 - 12:00pm

Moving to Ticks for now...
Feel free to move to species page...
… Ken Schneider, 1 June, 2009 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

American Dog Tick
From what I can find, this looks like an adult male American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis.
… Michael Garcia, 26 April, 2009 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

 
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Dear Michael,
Many thanks for the identification.
Jon.
… Jon Armstrong, 26 April, 2009 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

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