Is that a tick? A crash course in basic tick identification Do you think you just found a tick? Here’s a basic visual lesson on identifying if that arachnid is indeed a tick, and if so, what kind it is. Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Globe Staff May 07, 2018 Related Tick resources: Prevention, removal, and more State expert: Tens of thousands likely will get tick-borne disease in Mass. this year Graphics: Mass. among the hardest-hit states as tick, mosquito illnesses rise CDC: Diseases spread by ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas more than tripled in the US Bitten by Uncertainty: A Globe report on Lyme disease in the Northeast How to remove a tick Loading comments...
