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This image depicts two hard ticks with the male on the left, and the female on the right. The Ixodidae hard ticks of North America are divided into seven genera: Ixodes, Amblyomma, Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor, Anocentor, Boophilus, and Rhipicephalus.
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Picture & text from CDC/PHIL. For more information on source & for information on color coding used above for different types of ticks, see Tick Pictures from CDC