onenicebugperday: Tick, genus Amblyomma, found in MozambiquePhotos by Judy Gallagher The photographe

onenicebugperday:

Tick, genus Amblyomma, found in Mozambique
Photos by Judy Gallagher

The photographer described this as the biggest tick she’d ever seen - about 2cm in length. Engorged, they can be as large as 3cm or more.