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    (c) Dan L. Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

Dermacentor andersoni

Worldwide
1,370 observations
Group
Arachnids
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Dermacentor andersoni, commonly known as the Rocky Mountain wood tick, is a hard tick with 3 life stages including: larvae, nymph and adult. This tick is generally located in the NW United States and SW Canada along the Rocky Mountains. This tick is generally a vector for Colorado tick fever but can also be a vector for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Tularemia. During the larvae and nymph stages, the tick will not feed on humans...

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