Dermacentor reticulatus, also known as the ornate cow tick, ornate dog tick, meadow tick, and marsh tick, is a species of tick from the family Ixodidae. It is the type species for the genus Dermacentor.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ornate Cow 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
- Dermacentor marginatus
- Dermacentor andersoni
- Dermacentor similis
- Dermacentor albipictus
- Dermacentor variabilis
- Dermacentor occidentalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Ixodida
- Family
- Ixodidae
- Genus
- Dermacentor
- Species
- Dermacentor reticulatus
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