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Dermacentor occidentalis
The male is the larger of the two ticks pictured. The female is darker and has a smaller and lighter scutum.
On a single blade of grass in Oak woodland. This species is found in the western states of the US and into Baja Mexico.
Hi venusflytrap2000, I'm glad you like this photo. If you use it, please be sure to give credit to the photographer (me) and Project Noah. :)
thank you so much for sharing these bugs, cindy. I am doing a report on lyme disease and might just get extra credit for showing this photo ;)
Spotted on Apr 14, 2014
Submitted on Apr 14, 2014
