SPIDER and TICK IDENTIFICATION


For our Wilderness First Aiders:

 We discussed Bites from Spiders and Ticks...  Attached are some quick reference charts to help identify these creatures....






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  1. UnknownApril 18, 2016 at 10:09 AM

    How am I supposed to remember all those ticks when it comes to picking them off my family?!? All I want to do is SQUISH them!!

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