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Tick removed from a human nostril in July 2012 after field research in Kibale National Park, Uganda. A, Dorsal. B, Ventral. Note that leg 4 on the right side and the tibia and tarsus of leg 2 on left side were removed for DNA extraction. Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo credit: Gabriel L. Hamer.
