Wood tick
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Any one of several species of ticks of the genus Ixodes whoseyoung cling to bushes, but quickly fasten themselves upon the bodiesof any animal with which they come in contact. When they attachthemselves to the human body they often produce troublesome sores.The common species of the Northern United States is Ixodesunipunctata.
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