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Old 12-08-2010, 05:46 PM
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Default Help me identify these bugs my PA deer was covered in, parasitic?

My Pennsylvania deer was covered in these things. They are about the size as a normal wood tick, but they have 3 distinct sections, not one like a tick, they have 6 legs instead of 8, they have a striped pattern on their back, and they're armored like a tick, very tough. They were dug in on the deer like a tick, and 2 jumped on my dog Brady and were very hard to get off even though they had not bit him yet, they were faster than a tick and clung to his fur like all get out.

I have spent about 3 hours on the web trying to find out what it is and have had zero friggin luck. In all my years in the field I have never seen them. If anyone happens to be in college and has a good Entomology professor let me know your e-mail and I'll send the large pics to you to have him/her identify them. It came from Bedford County, PA.









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