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		<title>Tick, possibly American Dog Tick</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/10/tick-possibly-american-dog-tick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it a bug or a russian spy insect?
Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Dear Bugman,
You&#8217;ve helped me once before in identifying a bug, a carpet beetle, in fact. I have a new mystery and I was wondering if you could help me once again. I have attached some photos. I found this critter on my [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/10/07/unidentified-mite-maybe-or-louse-or-tick/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Unidentified Mite, maybe? or Louse? or Tick?'>Unidentified Mite, maybe? or Louse? or Tick?</a> <small>Bugs galore&#8211;love your site!! I am IM-PRESSED with your site&#8230;..as...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/09/20/how-to-contact-tick-specialists/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How To Contact Tick Specialists'>How To Contact Tick Specialists</a> <small>your tick ids I just came across a series of...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/05/03/american-dog-tick/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: American Dog Tick'>American Dog Tick</a> <small>Possible tick found? I live in Rockford, Illinois (obviously USA)...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Contact Tick Specialists</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/09/20/how-to-contact-tick-specialists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/09/20/how-to-contact-tick-specialists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[your tick ids I just came across a series of tick pictures and your identifications.  You should know that all of the ticks on those pages were hard ticks.  If you can see the mouthpart (hypostome) from a dorsal view, then it is a hard tick.  Soft ticks always have their &#8220;capitulum&#8221; [...]


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		<title>American Dog Tick</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/05/03/american-dog-tick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/05/03/american-dog-tick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possible tick found?  I live in Rockford, Illinois (obviously USA) and this area isn&#8217;t really known for ticks unless you go into woods. Otherwise no ones sees them. I live in what you could consider a brady bunch sorta neighborhood. Anywho I was in my moms computer room and saw this bug crawling. I [...]


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		<title>Tick Larva</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/10/02/tick-larva/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/10/02/tick-larva/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, what is THIS bug? Hello bugman, Thank you for your wonderful site for people who want to find out what bug they found. I&#8217;ve been searching your site in the past month trying to identify the bug we encountered, but no success. After the caught bugs spent a few weeks in a container in [...]


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		<title>Tick</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/05/06/tick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/05/06/tick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[what&#8217;s this strange bug? Yo! I accedently stumbled onto this site while trying to identify this bug I recently found on my dog&#8217;s blanket. I&#8217;ve looked through some books and all through google images and I&#8217;m stumped. So I&#8217;m hoping you can shed some light on what type of bug this and whether or not [...]


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		<title>Invasion of Ticks</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/03/19/invasion-of-ticks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/03/19/invasion-of-ticks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2006 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[little black bugs First found these bugs in the bathroom all over the walls and burrowing in bathroom towels. They are approximately 2mm. A few days later I am starting to find them on the walls in other parts of the house. Maybe they are coming in on the dogs? I live in Miami.
 
 [...]


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		<title>American Dog Tick</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/07/29/american-dog-tick-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/07/29/american-dog-tick-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great web site ;Bugman, thanks for your help on my recent submissions. Your web site is great. I&#8217;ve been photographing crawling critters for a few years and it&#8217;s nice to have a place to identify these little marvels. I&#8217;m sending you a few more that you can use on your site if you&#8217;d like. I [...]


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		<title>Soft Tick</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/07/09/soft-tick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/07/09/soft-tick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bugs naturally Hi,  I found your site (great!) while looking for a picture of a bug that I found today.  It was actually on my dog, not embedded, but just in his fur.  I thought maybe it was an engorged tick, but if it is, I&#8217;ve never seen one like this before. [...]


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		<title>English Tick</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/06/13/english-tick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/06/13/english-tick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2005 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small black bug Hi,  We live in Brighton England.  My wife found a black bug attached to her skin last night (photos attached)  I could not see anything like it on your web site (or any others).  She has been coming up in itchy bumps so this may be the cause. [...]


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		<title>Tick</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2004/07/04/tick-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2004/07/04/tick-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2004 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I found this thing in my hair the day after a hike in southern California.  Admittedly, it could have just as easily been from my backyard. What is it?  Thanks!  Darcy Wronkiewicz
 
 Hi Darcy, Hikers in California often pick up ticks. Sorry, I don&#8217;t know the species. Luckily you found [...]


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