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Deer Tick - larval stage

My wife pulled this Deer Tick off herself, after mowing our lawn the other night. We took it up to the County Agricultural Department for positive ID. It was, in fact, the tick in larval stage. Because my wife was its first "meal" there was no danger of Lymes Disease.

I shot the photo with the pen included as both a pointer and a scale reference. It is amazing how small this tick really is!

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Uploaded on July 29, 2010
Taken on July 29, 2010