Lone Star Tick
Lone Star Ticks, or Amblyomma americanum, are one of the more easily recognized ticks. This is because the female adults have a white dot on the center of their back, this make them easy to notice. Males tend to have white lines or streaks around the edge of the top of their body. However, the male’s marking is not as noticeable compared to the females. Adult females measure around 5mm in length and males about 3.6 mm. They can be…