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Ticks - Dermacentor variabilis

Ticks - Dermacentor variabilis
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 2, 2009
Size: 5 mm
I see three ticks. Squirrel may have had babies this spring; crowded nests get infested. That's one of the reasons squirrels make spare nests.

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Moved from Hard Ticks.