Ixodoidea sp. (superfamily)

Tick at Hughes, ACT

Ixodoidea sp. (superfamily) at Hughes, ACT - 17 Dec 2020
Ixodoidea sp. (superfamily) at Hughes, ACT - 17 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Ixodoidea sp. (superfamily) 5 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Ixodoidea sp. (superfamily) 5 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 17 Dec 2020 LisaH

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User's notes

A tick today - in Canberra! The person upon whom the tick lodged had not been near the bush. The tick has been removed with a chemist-bought freeze-spray tick remover.

2 comments

MattM wrote:
   17 Dec 2020
I really dislike ticks. I had really hoped they didn’t occur in Canberra...
LisaH wrote:
   17 Dec 2020
Agree. I've never seen a tick in Canberra before? But I do know that, to my surprise, they are in Braidwood, and even when I try to protect myself with DEET (as little on my skin as possible), I get ticks on the coast.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 17 Dec 2020 02:54 PM Recorded on
  • LisaH Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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