Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Ticks (Ixodida) » Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) » Dermacentor » American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
Photo#283562
Tick ID Request - Dermacentor variabilis
Copyright © 2009 Thomas of Baltimore City

Tick ID Request - Dermacentor variabilis
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
June 1, 2009
Observed approaching me in the riparian zone of my park's namesake creek.
Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 3 June, 2009 - 1:30pm
Last updated 4 June, 2009 - 1:26pm

American Dog Tick
How about one of here.
… Lynette Schimming, 3 June, 2009 - 11:39pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.