Questing

[bobpbx]

Caught this guy waiting for me today. He did not last the day, I rubbed him raw between two stones.

 

[bobpbx]

Soft and Armed

 

[PineBarrens Advocate]

Bellwort?

 

[Gibby]

Bellwort?

Pine Barren Bellwort

 

[bobpbx]

Yes, Bellwort. They are such wonderfully soft, understated flowers.

 

[bobpbx]

Come along children:

 

[ninemileskid]

Great pics.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Caught this guy waiting for me today. He did not last the day, I rubbed him raw between two stones.

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Dermacentor variabilis male.

 

[bobpbx]

Thanks Sue. It also looks like Dermacentor andersoni. What is the difference other that habitat and area?

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Thanks Sue. It also looks like Dermacentor andersoni. What is the difference other that habitat and area?

Context, really. To be sure, I'd have to look at it under the microscope, but I'd say it's safe to ID it by this photo. D. andersoni is not found in NJ. They are western creatures as of now, found mostly in the Rockies and Pacific Northwest.
There are some small morphological differences, but they are very similar.

 

[NJChileHead]

Blech.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Blech.

COOL! Did you take this?

 

[NJChileHead]

COOL! Did you take this?

Yes I did!

 

[Sue Gremlin]

It's a great pic. Also probably all Dermacentor variabilis.

 

[NJChileHead]

It's a great pic. Also probably all Dermacentor variabilis.

More like Gloomius and doomius. Glad you like the pic!