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Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveA deer tick - Ixodes dammini - is quite abundant on Prudence Island

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Description

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveA deer tick - Ixodes dammini - is quite abundant on Prudence Island. Thesesmall creatures can be quite dangerous to humans as they are carriers of Lymedisease.

Display Date

1996 October

Location

Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Collection

NERR

Fauna

Keywords

Estuaries

Fauna