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What kind of bug is on me?
I went outside and had like 4 of these on me after but i didn't go in any foliage are they ticks? It is super windy so maybe they got blown out of trees

8 Answers
- Anonymous1 week ago
That is NOT a tick, looks like some kind of small beetle, probably harmless.
- BenLv 52 years ago
Looks like a beetle to me.
If you ever suspect a tick, just count the legs. Ticks are arachnids, so have eight legs. All insects have six legs.
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- mermelizLv 72 years ago
It looks like a beetle bug, but it also has the shape of a tick. Yours is, however, just a beetle bug. The front legs are way too short to be a tick. Tick front legs are really longer than the other legs. See attached link to picture of ticks:
- TorukoLv 62 years ago
There are millions to choose from. I'm guess they were on you before you went
outside. Either furniture or residence-wide infestation. They'd ride you for body
liquids, mating, laying eggs, and defending their turf from arriving migrants.
- Anne ArkeyLv 72 years ago
Does it have four legs on each side? It's hard to tell from the photo how many legs it has and there is nothing to compare size, but it looks like what is commonly known as a "dog tick." Dog ticks are everywhere, not just foliage.
- Anonymous2 years ago
Looks like it could be a tick. Get it off asap as Lyme's disease is very dangerous.