Woodrat in Tree (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Woodrat in Tree

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Dusky-footed woodrats make their homes in the thick underbrush of California’s chaparral, woodlands and forests, much like the western blacklegged tick that transmits the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease.

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Photo Credit: ANDY MACDONALD

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