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Lone star tick

Amblyomma americanum

Description:

Female lone star tick.

Notes:

I picked up this hitchhiker while making other spottings.

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2 Comments

drpalombella
drpalombella 11 years ago

That's just what my skin looks like in June. :(

SisirBanga
SisirBanga 11 years ago

Good spotting! The skin seems to be inflamed.

drP
Spotted by
drP

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 27, 2011
Submitted on Feb 8, 2013

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