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Some kind of tick?
Copyright © 2006 Jodi

Some kind of tick?
Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
I'm almost positive this is a tick. I've found 5 of these (this size) in my house this winter. Even though I am in NM, I would also consider other states (things are shipped in, dog traveled to OK, etc). I really need to know what this is exactly...

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Some sort of tick? Some kind of tick?
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Contributed by Jodi on 5 January, 2006 - 2:42pm
Last updated 14 June, 2008 - 3:35pm

Moved
Moved from Hard Ticks.
… Lynette Schimming, 14 June, 2008 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

Soft tick
That's a soft tick, not a hard tick.
Not the wrinkly upper surface (giving it a raisin-like appearance)?
Also see in the other photo how it's legs are folded neatly beneath it's body.
From what I can m,ake out, it also seems to lack a dorsal sheild ("scutum").
http://www.tickalert.org.au/images/maleixodsmall.gif

Some sources that m,ight be of some help (see what you think):
http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/mite.htm
http://www.nhc.ed.ac.uk/index.php?page=25.120
Nice find, and I'm sorry the camera magnification didn't work out so well. :)
I hope everything works out well. ^U^
… Jonas Insinga, 4 February, 2008 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
This is definately a soft tick, not a hard tick.
… Jon Oliver, 14 June, 2008 - 12:49am login or register to post comments

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