Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (IMAGE)

Entomological Society of America

Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

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A female Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) is shown. This tick can transmit pathogens that cause tularemia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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