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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Ticks (Ixodida) » Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) » Ixodes
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Can you ID this tic? - Ixodes
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Can you ID this tic? - Ixodes
Finzel, Allegheny County, Maryland, USA
February 4, 2020

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Contributed by billblauvelt on 13 February, 2020 - 9:49pm
Last updated 17 February, 2020 - 4:16pm

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Moved from Hard Ticks.
… Tyler Hedlund, 17 February, 2020 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Hard tick
Looks a lot like Ixodes scapularis to me
… Roy Faiman, 21 July, 2022 - 9:11am login or register to post comments

 
Certainly possible!
It's difficult to tell adults apart without looking at some features under the scope. I've caught Ixodes adults that in the field I thought were I. scapularis until I got them under a scope and found out they were I. dentatus or other species.
… Tyler Hedlund, 21 July, 2022 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

Cropped and moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 February, 2020 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

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