ID of Tick on my dog
My dog had a tick somewhat attached from a hike yesterday at Howard County Conservancy. It came off quite easily. My dog is on flea/tick preventative.
Howard County Maryland
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Hi - This looks like an American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis).
Here are several resources about ticks in Maryland and tick identification,
https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_images/programs/hgic/Insects/Ticks/Ticks_ID_chart.pdf
Ticks in Maryland
https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/ticks-maryland
The University of Rhode Island's Tick Encounter webpage is one of the best resources for current information on ticks and tick bite prevention.
https://tickencounter.org/tick_identification/tick_species
Christa
