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What is this tiny thing?! (Consensus: tick larva or nymph) (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by nieminen to c/[email protected]

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Tiniest little bug. I only saw 4 legs, but it probably has more. Adding more pics in the comments, can only upload one. Phone wouldn't really focus on it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Depending on the area OP is, that really looks like a tick.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I agree with this, could also be tick larva (really young ticks, they go through a multihost lifecycle). If you're finding a bunch of those extra tiny ones, I suspect you walked through a nest and picked them up (good news is I believe that nymphs are less likely to carry any diseases (key term is less)). Good luck, those are a pain to spot, I'd spend a bunch of time checking everyone over throughly, the diseases that ticks can cary are no joke (then be extra alert for a while to make sure no weird rashes show up, such as the traditional lyme disease bullseye).

A site that provides some useful info: https://www.tickcheck.com/info/tick-identification

[–] nieminen 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks!

I think the consensus is tick larva or nymph. Must have found a nest.