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American Dog Tick

Dermacentor variabilis

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Found this on my dog. :(

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LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 10 years ago
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis Species Dermacentor variabilis - American Dog Tick - BugGuide.Net
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KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago
common dog tick
Dermacentor variabilis American dog tick - Dermacentor variabilis (Say)


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2 Comments

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 10 years ago

You can place ticks under Arthropods. They are Arachnids, like spiders.

Nature lover
Nature lover 10 years ago

Thank you KarenSaxton. My poor boxer. We thought it was a skin tag at first. Ugh. Sooo big.

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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA

Spotted on May 18, 2013
Submitted on May 19, 2013

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