A tick that I removed from myself
Bit me on the scalp.
Sighting and photos (c) greenieforever.
Field Notes - removed from a large blue tongue lizard. a similar sized and looking tick was removed from a different Bob tail lizard. ticks were killed to stop them spreading. Sandy soil. rabbits foxes kangaroos and wild cats traverse our property frequently.
Discovered and photographed in suburban Townsville but may have been transported some distance by the unwitting host.
Female
Seen upside down in the third pic.
Kangaroo Tick
Amblyomma triguttatum Koch, 1844
Ixodidae,
Hamelin Bay Caravan Park
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
Hamelin Bay
Western Australia