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Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
Dermacentor andersoni
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
Winter tickDermacentor albipictus
Pacific Coast TickDermacentor occidentalis
Ornate Sheep TickDermacentor marginatus
Western Dog TickDermacentor similis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 618 |
|---|---|
| United States | 520 |
| Alberta | 395 |
| British Columbia | 179 |
| Idaho | 69 |
| New Mexico | 64 |
| Utah | 58 |
| Colorado | 55 |
| Texas | 55 |
| Oregon | 41 |
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 Rocky Mountain Wood Tick with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.