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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Ticks (Ixodida) » Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) » Amblyomma » Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)
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Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum - male
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Elliott

Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum - Male
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
April 1, 2006
Size: around 4 mm
Found under my wooden garden border, which I thought was a little weird.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 3 April, 2006 - 4:11pm
Last updated 19 July, 2008 - 10:42am

Southern New Jersey, June 4, 2006
After a pleasant afternoon hike in the New Jersey pinelands, my husband and I discovered about a dozen male lone star ticks between the two of us on our arms and legs. Both of us were wearing long pants, long-sleeve shirts, and hiking boots. This is very unusual as I've been hiking in wooded areas in the Mid-Atlantic region for at least 20 years and have never before found ticks on my clothes or body.
… gkoslosky, 4 June, 2006 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
They can be unsettling! I wonder what has happened in your area to cause the jump in tick population? I wonder if you have a higher population of deer than usual?
… Lynette Elliott, 4 June, 2006 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

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