Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick) is a species of tick in the genus Amblyomma. Immatures usually infest small mammals and birds that dwell on the ground; cotton rats may be particularly favored hosts. Some recorded hosts include:
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gulf Coast Tick being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amblyomma cajennense
- Dermacentor andersoni
- Dermacentor marginatus
- Dermacentor albipictus
- Dermacentor similis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Ixodida
- Family
- Ixodidae
- Genus
- Amblyomma
- Species
- Amblyomma maculatum
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