Ixodes pacificus

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Ixodes pacificus - a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California

western black-legged tick

hard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head

genus Ixodes, Ixodes - type genus of the family Ixodidae

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