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Dermacentor variabilis
Adult Male Tick near dry spring. Picked up while hiking through xero-riparian brush. I have seen them before & assessed they are bighorn sheep specialist, since I've never had one embed into me.
Xero-riparian, dry spring, Colorado Desert,3400'. Baccharis dominant shrub.
On pant leg, but after photo, it dropped off on its own.
Spotted on Dec 11, 2013
Submitted on Dec 12, 2013
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