Tick
Acari: Order: Parasitiformes, Suborder: Ixodida, Family: Ixodidae, Speicies?
Presumably a dog tick. (Found on dog.)

u4_dogTick.jpg (30724 bytes)

Size:
~ 3 mm. in length

Life Cycle:
Larvae emerge from eggs with 6 legs feed once, molt to 8 legged Nymphs, feed once more, molt and lay eggs.

Life Expectancy:
1-3 years depending on climate.

Food:
Animal blood.

 

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