Tick (Ixodoidea, Arachnida) just waiting and waiting and waiting...
This is a small Tick (Ixodoidea, Arachnida) just waiting and waiting and waiting... I found it on a leaf of non-native Spearmint (Menthe spicata, Lamiaceae) in the garden this morning. I guess it's a Pacific Coast Tick (Dermacentor occidentalis) - or maybe a Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)? It was right near a walkway where someone would surely brush against it. I removed it to an out of the way place. (San Marcos Pass, 18 June 2014)
Tick (Ixodoidea, Arachnida) just waiting and waiting and waiting...
This is a small Tick (Ixodoidea, Arachnida) just waiting and waiting and waiting... I found it on a leaf of non-native Spearmint (Menthe spicata, Lamiaceae) in the garden this morning. I guess it's a Pacific Coast Tick (Dermacentor occidentalis) - or maybe a Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)? It was right near a walkway where someone would surely brush against it. I removed it to an out of the way place. (San Marcos Pass, 18 June 2014)