Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7/3/2020. © Peter J. Bryant
American Dog Tick
Dermacentor variabilis
Acari: Ixodidae
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Size: ~3mm bl. Dorsal; pale color perhaps because it is freshly molted. Found on the head of a human hiker. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park , Orange County, CA. 3/17/09. © Peter J. Bryant
Size: ~3mm bl. Dorsal; pale color perhaps because it is freshly molted. Found on the head of a human hiker. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park , Orange County, CA. 3/17/09. © Peter J. Bryant