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Two ticks seen on a mature female near the entrance to the tuatara enclosure at Zealandia. Note that Zealandia staff are aware of these and are not concerned - even excited - that some ticks had "survived the translocation".

one of those things that's probably been in front of my face for the more than a decade I've been taking photos of the Tuatara in Zealandia, yet couldn't see them until I knew they existed.

Note all photos with 630mm effective lens, from tuatara sunbathing in the fenced area. No opportunities to take some horrifying macro photos :D