Outdoors by the numbers ... 1/8 inch

Sunday, September 05, 2010

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Size of a mature deer tick, or blacklegged tick. Common in wooded areas and along trails, the ticks are arachnids, not insects, and can transmit Lyme disease and ehrlichiosis to humans.

Source: Illinois Department of Public Health

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First published on September 5, 2010 at 12:00 am