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Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Found in home, but suspect it's a hitchhiker returning with us from nearby parkland. Has beautiful iridescent green chelicerae and is a speedy mover, lots of jumping. Sprayed web everywhere when caught.
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Winter Tick (Dermacentor albipictus)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Questing winter tick larvae collected during active tick sampling.
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Winter Tick (Dermacentor albipictus)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Winter tick larvae 'questing' on grass
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Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Dermacentor andersoni)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Adult male Dermacentor spp.
Specimen submitted - found on a biologist who had been doing vegetation surveys.
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Moose (Alces alces)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Photo submitted by member of the public regarding winter tick hairloss (clearly visible on this moose).
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Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Big dog, big coyote, or wolf??
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Arctic Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus parryii)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Other tan ground squirrels about, but this one appears to be melanistic.
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Winter Tick (Dermacentor albipictus)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Remains of adult male winter tick found clinging to a piece of elk hair that was on the ground.
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Spider Mites (Family Tetranychidae)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Collected when flagging for winter ticks
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Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle (Psyllobora vigintimaculata)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Collected when flagging for winter ticks
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Brown Lacewings (Family Hemerobiidae)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Collected when flagging for winter ticks
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Lygus Bugs (Genus Lygus)Observer
emilycheneryDescription
Collected when flagging for winter ticks
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Pelegrina flavipesObserver
emilycheneryDescription
Collected when flagging for winter ticks
