This afternoon I was busy barbequing chicken kebabs late when my wife came over and announced a minor crisis: "I think there is a tick on the bathroom mirror". I took a look at the creature and confirmed her tentative identification. The patterns on the tick's back looked unusual, so I left to get my camera and a vial of alcohol.
I haven't the slightest idea where it came from and how it ended up on the side of the bathroom mirror. It is now resting in alcohol.
A quick search on the Internet identified it as a female American dog tick. It definitely looks different than the deer ticks that I am more used to seeing around and on me.
