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Ticks
Copyright © 2009 John F. Carr

Ticks
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 4, 2009
Size: 5 mm
The large tick is against the skin in this shot. Its back end sometimes falls away from the skin; I've seen that before when a tick gets bloated.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 5 June, 2009 - 11:50am

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