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Picked up several in my hair at the Pepperwood Preserve the day before. Curiously, none fastened on for a blood meal. Think they'd be smarter....

Jul. 30, 2012 15:57:24 -0700
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American Dog Tick - Photo (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
icosahedron's ID: American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
Posted by icosahedron 11 months ago (Flag)
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I've noticed the California ticks can be slow to attach. Vermont ticks, unfortunately, don't share that trait.

Posted by charlie 11 months ago (Flag)
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American Dog Tick - Photo (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
greenrosettas's ID: American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
Posted by greenrosettas 11 months ago (Flag)
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Yeah, they are slow to attach. I wonder what the Pittsburgh Pirate thinks about all of this.

Posted by greenrosettas 11 months ago (Flag)
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I didn't find that many ticks when I was in Pittsburgh, are they bad there?

Posted by charlie 11 months ago (Flag)
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I believe that was a reference to Andrew McCutchen, the pirates CF in the picture within the picture. But yes back to the tick the CA species a slow when it comes to digging in for a meal.

Posted by zabbey 11 months ago (Flag)
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oh, didn't even see him there, that's funny

Posted by charlie 11 months ago (Flag)
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You should include Andrew McCutchen in the tags for this observation, maybe he will stumble across when he is googling himself.

Posted by greenrosettas 11 months ago (Flag)
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Surely, if ever there was a right time for an Andrew McCutchen tag on iNat, now is that time.

Posted by muir 11 months ago (Flag)
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Maybe i erred in choosing this of the 4 or 5 pix I took after shaking the dear creature out of my hair sitting with coffee and the morning paper... i really was thinking it was the best one; although of course enhanced by the juxtaposition with the resolute-looking fellow on the page. If the man should see it, I hope he's not offended. Indeed: stolid patience waiting for his shot, and ferocious tenacity in the clutch are fine qualities that any champion would want to emulate.... I.

Posted by icosahedron 11 months ago (Flag)
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It's too bad the tick wasn't on McCutchen the last time the Giants played the Pirates...might have slowed him down a bit.

Posted by invertboy 11 months ago (Flag)
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American Dog Tick - Photo (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
icosahedron's ID: American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
American Dog Tick - Photo (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
greenrosettas's ID: American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)

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