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Western Dog Tick
Dermacentor similis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American Dog TickDermacentor variabilis
Pacific Coast TickDermacentor occidentalis
Western Black-legged TickIxodes pacificus
Brown Dog TickRhipicephalus sanguineus
Rocky Mountain Wood TickDermacentor andersoni
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 324 |
|---|---|
| United States | 255 |
| Oregon | 19 |
| Washington | 15 |
| Idaho | 4 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Baja California | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Arachnids · Arachnida |
| Order | Ticks · Ixodida |
| Family | Hardbacked Ticks · Ixodidae |
| Genus | Dog Ticks · Dermacentor |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Dog Tick with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.