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	<title>The Backyard Arthropod Project &#187; Ticks</title>
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		<title>Engorged Deer Tick</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past, our tick season had almost exclusively been April-June, with the primary tick species being the Wood Tick, Dermacentor variabilis. But then, on October 30 of 2010, Sandy was petting the dog and found this: &#8220;This&#8221; being a blood-engorged female tick. It was about the size of a raisin, which was actually a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wood Ticks</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, once again, it&#8217;s Tick Time. They hang out on tall objects (mostly dead weed stems and the sides of buildings) with their little front legs outstreched, and grab on when someone brushes past unsuspectingly. They don&#8217;t bite right away, so we usually find them when they are still crawling around looking for a place [...]]]></description>
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