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American Dog Tick

Dermacentor variabilis

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Field Notes

Description:

Found this on my dog. :(

Species ID Suggestions

American Dog Tick

Dermacentor variabilis

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LivanEscudero
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common dog tick

Dermacentor variabilis

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KarenSaxton
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Comments (2)
LivanEscudero
You can place ticks under Arthropods. They are Arachnids, like spiders.
Nature lover
Thank you KarenSaxton. My poor boxer. We thought it was a skin tag at first. Ugh. Sooo big.

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Upper Peninsula Wildlife of Michigan
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PublishedMay 19, 2013

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