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Lone Star Tick Identification

Adult females have a distinctive single white dot on the back. Vector of alpha-gal syndrome (red meat allergy).

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Field notes

Aggressive, fast-moving tick common in the southeastern US. Larvae ('seed ticks') can appear in clusters of hundreds — inspect after summer hikes.

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