Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Amblyomma ovale 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 triguttatum
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus
- Haemaphysalis longicornis
- Amblyomma cajennense
- Dermacentor albipictus
- Dermacentor similis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Ixodida
- Family
- Ixodidae
- Genus
- Amblyomma
- Species
- Amblyomma ovale
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