Tick found on my Dog! - Dermacentor similis

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Ticks (Ixodida) » Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) » Dermacentor » Western Dog Tick (Dermacentor similis)

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Copyright © 2008 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Tick found on my Dog! - Dermacentor similis -

Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
July 13, 2008
Size: approx. 5mm

...But before it had a chance to burrow in! Going on the other pictures in the guide, I am fairly sure of the ID.

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 13 July, 2008 - 2:57pm
Last updated 25 August, 2021 - 4:13pm

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