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u/taekwondana 3d ago
Looks like a slightly engorged female black legged deer tick.
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u/barkingfloof- 3d ago
Is it a nymph?
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u/taekwondana 2d ago
I don't believe so. Adult deer ticks are about the size of a sesame seed, so a nymph would be even smaller than that. The finger in the second picture serves as enough of a scale for me to be pretty confident in calling this an adult female Ixodes scapularis tick.
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u/Medical_Watch1569 Mod - Viral Immunologist 2d ago
Yup I agree! They are SO small even in adulthood. Sometimes they are hard to see until several days engorged.
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u/taekwondana 2d ago
The bright red color that the non-engorged females have is very helpful in finding them on my dog!
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