I found several of these arrow shaped sticker-like things in my hair. I also found them on my dog, which is a wire-haired mini daschund. They were very difficult to get off. A few days before, I had a sudden, multiple variety, bug hatching at my house and I'm worried about (eggs, disease) if they are bugs. If not a bug, what are they and how did we pick these hitchhikers up?
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This appears to be a sticker (or bur). My understanding is these are NOT harmful unless they become lodged in an animal's skin, ears, or nose. So you definitely did exactly the right thing by plucking them off your doggo as soon as possible!
It doesn't look like beetle eggs or larvae. I think this is a part of a corkscrew seed (Filaree or Pelargonium or something else). These seeds have one end like an arrow, and the other end like a spiral (to screw into the soil). Perhaps the spiral part broke off when you pulled it out of your hair.
Your photo is rather blurry when I blow it up for a closer look. Also, you have nothing along side the object for a size reference. More info would help.
Did you go for a walk in the woods, some seeds could have fallen into your and your dogs hair
The picture is not very clear but if you and your dog have been anywhere near trees or high bushes, this could easily be just some sticker from the area.
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