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robertisland
May 11, 2013, 10:08 AM
Found this in DC apt, sitting on a laundered shirt.

Anything to be concerned about?

Thank you,
Rob

tickle
May 11, 2013, 10:28 AM
No, I cant, but was eating my lunch at the time your pic came up and thank god the resolution was poor. I hope odinn our expert can help with it.

odinn7
May 11, 2013, 10:38 AM
It looks like it's a dog tick. Only concern is if it's burrowing into you.

tickle
May 11, 2013, 11:07 AM
It is a dog, tick, or is it a dog-tick... sorry odinn I had to say that, bad weather has me in and not in the garden.

Catsmine
May 11, 2013, 02:43 PM
Names vary. In Michigan it's called a wood tick. In Carolina it's called a dog tick. It's one of the more common North American ticks, Dermacentor variabilis.

Here's what the University of Florida has to say:
American dog tick - Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/american_dog_tick.htm)

robertisland
May 17, 2013, 05:36 AM
Thank you very much, appreciate the ID

Rob