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A large deer tick on the prowl. This one was about 4mm long (body) and the red part on it’s abdomen indicates that it is mature and has fed on some thing. Mostly they are a bit smaller and can be very hard to spot when they are <1mm. They hang around in long vegetation (grass, heather, bracken, trees) and wait for prey to walk past. They have caused serious infection in some parts of the UK in the form of Lyme Disease. I’ve been getting bit by these suckers for twenty years or more but I’m still ok (I think). Tick season - probably april to october. (Author: Mike Wood)