Image of the Day: Tick Check
The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), which transmits the bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever, can be found in more than half of the US. This one was found in Maryland.
FLICKR, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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