~ 5 мм. Указаны место и дата встречи (а сфотографирован клещ на следующий день) / The place and date of the meeting are indicated, not a place and date of photographing.
I think this was our first tick this year. And it's a lone star, of all things...
found in museum pest trap, same as previous soft-backed tick observations; likely from bats in the ceiling
Looks like a dog tick, but so much smaller than average. Came to me in a collection of both lone stars and American dog ticks.
Two ticks removed from our dog after visiting Lake McConaughey July 2- 7, 2024
3-4 Day Old Nymph engorged, picture taken at the Nebraska extension office in Omaha with microscope enlarged on TV
3-4 Day Old Nymph engorged