What Kind of Bug is This?

cybergrannie
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July 7, 20200 found this helpful

Picture not too clear but it resembles a tick to me.
There are several kinds and some are more prevalent in different parts of the country.
If it is a tick, you should check your body and clothing carefully as there may be others and if you have pets (especially dogs0 be sure to check them carefully every time they go out until you take care of any bugs in your yard.

www.google.com/search?q=tick&client=firefox-b-1...

If you discover this is a tick here are some suggestions for getting rid of them if they're in your yard (if you have a yard).

www.thespruce.com/spray-yard-to-kill-ticks-2132576

www.consumerreports.org/.../

If this is not a tick you really need to find out what it is for sure.

ask.extension.org/ask

Correct removal is very important:
I used the liquid soap method on a camping trip and it worked but most sites recommend removal with tweezers.

www.mdedge.com/.../liquid-soap-remove-tick

poehere
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July 7, 20200 found this helpful

This is a lice and it normally is found in your hair. They can jump from one head to another and lay eggs in your hair. If one is on your skin it could have come out of your hair.

Cin1956

January 29, 20220 found this helpful

This is NOT a louse. And, lice cannot jump.

 

hellabgood

March 1, 20220 found this helpful

You are absolutely right.....people are always ready to scream bed bug! Or lice!

 

gggd
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July 8, 20200 found this helpful

It looks like some type of weevil that hitched a ride on you from outdoors. Nothing to worry about unless you have some plant growing outdoors that they like. Weevils drill into plant stems and veins to suck the plant juices.

Ana
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July 7, 20200 found this helpful

I blew your picture up to get a better idea. Looks like a Louse. More info on this - en.wikipedia.org/.../louse

Cin1956

January 29, 20220 found this helpful

I didn't need to blow up your photo to know this is not a louse. Also, lice cannot jump, or run, or fly. They simply wait for someone, or something, to brush up against them and latch on. They can fall off, and if they don't land on a blood meal, they will usually die within 3 days. Also, they aren't swimmers, but can hold their breath as much as 6 hours!

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So flush the toilet, don't just think they will drown in there. Living in Colorado we have a lot of ticks, which, especially when gorged with blood, are round and the head is umpteen times smaller than the body. But ticks burrow their heads into your skin. . I noticed an interesting behavior with embedded ticks on my dog in Lake Havasu City, AZ,. She would go outside and come back in immediately infested with several ticks. There was rock everywhere, so I was quite puzzled, until I found out that they were in our Eucalyptus bushes. When I would remove them, I had read to look for a tiny tick underneath the big tick. True! Can't remember if the male's the little one on the bottom and the female on top, or vise-versa, but be sure to look closely. I'm not sure what it is, but I'd venture it's a beetle.

 

Alicia
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July 8, 20200 found this helpful

I blew up your photo and I do not know what it is. It is not a louse, nor is it a tick. My dogs drag plenty of those in.

cmmoran680

May 27, 20220 found this helpful

I believe its a carpet beetle

This also flys away when you try to murder it!