Dermacentor andersoni  (Rocky Mountain Wood Tick)

© Virginia Skilton (Photo ID #1810)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Merritt
Photographer	Virginia Skilton
Habitat	grassland
Photo Date	May 24, 2006
Upload Date	August 14, 2007
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Photo ID #	1810
Comments	I found this female tick in my hair and kept her in a jar filled with grass in the fridge. She went into torpor until warmed up and exhibited questing behavior if I blew gently into the jar.