Tick_Bite_Person_04
By angelamontana

Posted: March 11, 2013

Tick biting – with its head burrowed in my skin – engorging on blood. Likely female Brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Hard for to ID; with her head buried in my skin. Can see pink inflammation around the bite. Camping and hiking. One of few which can complete its entire life cycle indoors. More common on dogs; in kennels, homes, than outdoors.

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