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Lone star tick (adult female)

Amblyomma americanum

Habitat:

me!

Notes:

The bite of the lone star tick is thought to be a cause of a person developing an alpha-gal meat allergy.

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3 Comments

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 6 years ago

You're welcome Laura :)

LauraLOVESbirds
LauraLOVESbirds 6 years ago

Thank you, Christine. I thought it might be that.

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 6 years ago

Adult female Amblyomma americanum (lone star tick).

LauraLOVESbirds
Spotted by
LauraLOVESbirds

Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 2, 2018
Submitted on Jun 3, 2018

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