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stevealex Apr 10, 2012

I pulled this off my chest after walking in the "woods" in the Hamptons. Is it a tick? What kind?

Thanks,
Steve

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Apr 10, 2012

definitely a tick, but cant tell what type from this picture.
http://cipm.ncsu.edu/ent/southern_region/ripm/chap8/ticks/tickmain.htm

See also:
Ixodes dammini - Deer Tick

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stevealex Apr 10, 2012

Thanks. Here's a better pic. Has a white dot, so seems like it must be a Lone Star Tick.

Steve

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Apr 10, 2012

looks that way! gl, i hate the bloody things.

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sterhill Atlanta, GA(Zone 7b) Apr 11, 2012

Check for tick babies when you get out of the woods. They are really tiny, like dots from the end of a sharpened pencil. One time after being out in the woods with my son, he called me to say he had them on his legs. Really tiny things. I had already showered but I found them still on my ankles. Yuck! Now I spray really well before going out in the woods, especially my ankles.

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Apr 11, 2012

yep definitely. they're really bad where my mom lives, and i'm super paranoid over them every time i come in from going outside.
even better if you have a second set of eyes helping you look!

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