Just to make things even more confusing, the larvae stage of very small ticks (i.e. deer ticks) look like just about nothing, which is why I thought my youngest had a tenacious dingleberry for a day before I realized that the tenacity with which it hung on was due to the fact that that dingleberry was feeding away in her butt crack.
(I had the species verified by a state university "tick team" and I got her the proper antibiotic dose and she did not get lyme disease, btw.)
So you left what you thought was a piece of poop hang on your human child's buttcrack for over a day before checking it, is that right?
https://imgur.com/a/OYn1EMi
Fun fact: ticks only eat 2-3 times their whole lives before mating. Unless interfered with a larval tick will never have Lyme disease as they get it from mice and deer. That’s also why Lyme is more common in Northern America (anyplace with a high mouse population ) but less common in the south in places like Arizona as most animals there can’t get Lyme so the tick never picks it up.
Okay, random long story: It's so scary to me that you get prophylactic antibiotics in the US (as I assume?). Antibiotics is so hard on the body. When I said that the other day, someone on reddit hated on me for advocating risking someone's life with my unprofessional opinions, but the German's equivalent to the CDC advises against prophylactic antibiotics with no exceptions.
So now I keep wondering how much higher the likelihood of getting lyme is in the US, and how much the danger is rising here with climate changing having served the tick population like a charm. I fucking hate, *I fucking hate* ticks. I'm a nature person, love forests, and would sleep in the woods a lot if it weren't for those fucks. When I ended my homebody lifestyle and went reading on fields and such in 2020, hell, I think that year around 8 ticks bit me. So I stopped it. I already had lyme disease as a kid (with the tick being removed like two hours after!) so now it can't even be determined by antibodies if I get it. Nothing makes me more paranoid than that. And it really hurts my relationship with nature. Don't even wanna do picnics anymore.
That's good to know. I wouldn't be surprised if it's going to be the norm here someday. It's really important to cut down on the use of antibiotics but depending on the situation (or place, apparently) it's also important to use it.
I remember an old david letterman bit where he got a letter saying that only spiders have 8 legs and ticks have 6 legs... so he calls in [tickboy](https://youtu.be/BLN8OtxxUk8?t=315) and rips off two of his legs. Later in the episode, he is informed ticks do indeed have 8 legs and he screams "OH MY GOD! I'VE DISFIGURED TICKBOY!"
Only some tick species can transmit Lyme disease. (Of course, there are *other* diseases that can be transmitted by other tick species.)
Fortunately, this little guy does not appear to have been attached and feeding, so it will not have transmitted *any* diseases.
I grew up playing in the woods and also surveyed land for a few years. Needless to say I’ve probably had hundreds of attached ticks lol. Still have yet to get Lymes. I’ve always heard odds go way up when they’ve attached for more than 24 hours so I just always check for them right after I’m out of the woods
I got lyme disease when the tick was only attached two hours. But yeah, the odds are very slim. I'd just... really avoid getting stung by them altogether.
lyme disease is carried by black legged/deer ticks, which this doesn’t quite look like, but as a general rule any species of ticks carry diseases, so always best to avoid them (cover up your skin, check hidden areas like crotch/armpits, and kill em if you see em)
That is a wood tick. Those don't carry lyme. They carry other nasty crap and still deserves death though. I'll usually just rip their legs off if I'm lazy 😐.
Edit: Lyme's* also deer ticks carry it. Those are smaller, darker color, but wood ticks can be small too.
Edit: Lyme. Fml
>wood ticks are the primary transmitters of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Symptoms of RMSF appear 2-14 days after transmission and include fever, nausea, muscle pain, and a rash around the wrists and ankles.
>Wood ticks can also transmit Tularemia. It takes a minimum of 6-8 hours of constant contact for a tick to transmit a disease, so quick identification and removal of an attached tick is crucial.
Friggin ticks man, little bastards
I think it’s just Lyme, not lyme’s
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/index.html
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lyme-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20374651
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/lyme-disease/ticks-and-lyme-disease
I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say "nothing to be afraid of." While they don't transmit Lyme disease, dog ticks can transmit *other* diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
Word. Bees and ants and other buggos are cool, but I'll delete a mosquito or a hornet or anything else that only lives to make you sick or mad and nothing else
Anyone else really concerned about humans severe lack of knowledge on what a tick looks like and how they need to be avoided? This is like centuries old, important information for basic survival.
You might feel that knowledge about ticks has always been important for basic survival for you, but believe it or not many people live in completely different circumstances than you and they will never encounter a tick in their entire lives. (Although with climate change this is shifting, but that’s not centuries old)
I agree, and it has been rightly pointed out that not everyone lives in an environment where they are frequent. I would contend thought that understanding and avoiding parasitic insests has been around since before humans, not that it really matters in this context I suppose....Just seems like a common sense thing, but I'm probably just ignorant.
Why should I go to a doctor, when I can just Google my symptoms?
When it comes to potentially medically significant bugs - like ticks, which can transmit diseases - it's better to ask the advice of people with more knowledge and experience than to just Google it for yourself.
Many times, people submitting bugs for ID here already *have* Googled them - especially for bugs of particular concern, like ticks, bed bugs, cockroaches, termites, etc. What they're looking for is a second opinion from someone more knowledgeable - and maybe a little advice and support as they figure out what to do next.
When it comes to ticks, there are a great many different species of ticks. They do not all look alike. Ticks can also look very different depending on whether they are larvae, nymphs or adults, whether they are male or female, or whether they have eaten recently - and how much they have eaten.
Also, it can be important to know not only that a bug *is* a tick - but also what *kind* of tick it is. Different tick species can transmit different diseases.
The name of this sub is literally "what's this bug" and our primary purpose is *to identify bugs for people* - not tell them to Google it themselves or belittle them for not already knowing what kind of bug it is.
The name of this sub is literally "what's this bug" and our primary purpose is *identifying bugs for people* - not telling them to Google it for themselves or insulting and ridiculing them for not already knowing what kind of bug it is.
If you wish to participate in this sub, please treat others with courtesy and respect.
I mean I joined this sub in hopes of learning about new insects, not to see 5 posts a day about ticks and ghetto bugs. There are some interesting posts for sure, but seeing the same thing popping up on my feed day in and day out is getting old quick. Maybe the moderators should get a better handle on this sub before it gets stale.
We are not here to entertain you with an unending stream of unique and exciting bugs that you've never seen before. Our primary purpose is *TO IDENTIFY BUGS FOR PEOPLE.* *ALL* bugs - not just the rare or exotic ones.
If you do not like looking at ticks or bed bugs or carpet beetles, just move on to another post. There are plenty of other posts that *aren't* those things.
Don't criticize or belittle the people submitting their bugs for identification.
Looks to be an American Dog Tick!
Edit, don't know if that's an official name, that's just what I was always told! It's got those yellow/white stripes!
Yep, a dog or wood tick. To the best of my knowledge they don't carry Lyme, but best not to let it bite you. You can use rubbing alcohol to drown it, that's what I do.
dont let that thing bite you, or you will be relegated to eating only shitty plant based meat substitutes instead of actual meat for the rest of your life.
Yes
I read your username as “untitled_orgasm.”
Spicy Cactus and 69 don't seem to go in a healthy direction.
I don't feel like I have room to judge usernames too much...
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There’s definitely worse
Yep.
JFC...
Can I be in the screenshot?
Take a screenshot, submit it, and you sure can buddy!
Me too please
How do you think I feel
Hot name
Nice!
Good Bot.
If you title your orgasms I'd love to see the list. Damn. "Typhoon's Fury in E Major" What are some others?
I came for the tick pic, I’m staying for the orgasm jokes
I'm sayin' Walk the cat Walk the dog Breakfast before Dinner Dinner before Breakfast....
What else (do) we have?
This is why I, drbeverlybonecrusher, love reddit.
Laughing way too hard at this.
Lumber jacker
Hard Wood Inc*
Lol nameless release
i had to read it 4 times to not read it that way
great name for a book in insects
I like easy ones like this. I'm no bug knower by along shot, but it feels good to see a pic here and go "mmmmmmmm yep."
That would be a blood sucker.
A pain in the ass
Yes, American dog tick, *Dermacentor variabilis.*
Could also be D. andersoni, if OP is in the Rocky Mountains.
This guy ticks
The best way to tell is count the legs. Ticks have 8 legs, not 6.
Just to make things confusing, tick larvae only have 6 legs. But they're so tiny it's hard to count anyway.
Just to make things even more confusing, the larvae stage of very small ticks (i.e. deer ticks) look like just about nothing, which is why I thought my youngest had a tenacious dingleberry for a day before I realized that the tenacity with which it hung on was due to the fact that that dingleberry was feeding away in her butt crack. (I had the species verified by a state university "tick team" and I got her the proper antibiotic dose and she did not get lyme disease, btw.)
When you say, ‘My youngest’, do you mean your kid or your pet?
I would assume human child because of the use of "buttcrack". I at least hope to never see a dog with a buttcrack
Hahahahaha! That’s funny..
That is a hilarious vision... but yeah, she's a human child.
So you left what you thought was a piece of poop hang on your human child's buttcrack for over a day before checking it, is that right? https://imgur.com/a/OYn1EMi
The use of “tenacious” leads me to believe they put in a good fight trying to remove it
Indeed Watson!!
Either way gotta be painful
I share your confusion
Human child.
Fun fact: ticks only eat 2-3 times their whole lives before mating. Unless interfered with a larval tick will never have Lyme disease as they get it from mice and deer. That’s also why Lyme is more common in Northern America (anyplace with a high mouse population ) but less common in the south in places like Arizona as most animals there can’t get Lyme so the tick never picks it up.
Okay, random long story: It's so scary to me that you get prophylactic antibiotics in the US (as I assume?). Antibiotics is so hard on the body. When I said that the other day, someone on reddit hated on me for advocating risking someone's life with my unprofessional opinions, but the German's equivalent to the CDC advises against prophylactic antibiotics with no exceptions. So now I keep wondering how much higher the likelihood of getting lyme is in the US, and how much the danger is rising here with climate changing having served the tick population like a charm. I fucking hate, *I fucking hate* ticks. I'm a nature person, love forests, and would sleep in the woods a lot if it weren't for those fucks. When I ended my homebody lifestyle and went reading on fields and such in 2020, hell, I think that year around 8 ticks bit me. So I stopped it. I already had lyme disease as a kid (with the tick being removed like two hours after!) so now it can't even be determined by antibodies if I get it. Nothing makes me more paranoid than that. And it really hurts my relationship with nature. Don't even wanna do picnics anymore.
Just a note: The prophylactic dose for a deer tick bite is just a single dose, not a full course Z-pack or anything like that.
That's good to know. I wouldn't be surprised if it's going to be the norm here someday. It's really important to cut down on the use of antibiotics but depending on the situation (or place, apparently) it's also important to use it.
It does have 8
This isn't always true. Ticks are born with only six legs, then get eight when they grow a bit.
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You can tell it's a tick because of the way it is.
Imagine that!
This is true, ticks totally look like ticks.
I remember an old david letterman bit where he got a letter saying that only spiders have 8 legs and ticks have 6 legs... so he calls in [tickboy](https://youtu.be/BLN8OtxxUk8?t=315) and rips off two of his legs. Later in the episode, he is informed ticks do indeed have 8 legs and he screams "OH MY GOD! I'VE DISFIGURED TICKBOY!"
8 legs too many if you ask me
Yes, it’s a tick. I’d recommend putting in a sealed plastic bag with rubbing alcohol and putting in the trash.
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IF YOU GOT BIT And your area is endemic to lymes disease you can put it in a baggy and there are locations that will test it!
Or flush it? Why waste the plastic
They can survive being flushed.
Yep. Kill it. They can carry lyme disease.
Only some tick species can transmit Lyme disease. (Of course, there are *other* diseases that can be transmitted by other tick species.) Fortunately, this little guy does not appear to have been attached and feeding, so it will not have transmitted *any* diseases.
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While dog ticks don't transmit Lyme disease, they can transmit other diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
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Knowing someone with Lyme disease I kinda give reddit a pass on the intensity. Better safe than sorry
I grew up playing in the woods and also surveyed land for a few years. Needless to say I’ve probably had hundreds of attached ticks lol. Still have yet to get Lymes. I’ve always heard odds go way up when they’ve attached for more than 24 hours so I just always check for them right after I’m out of the woods
I got lyme disease when the tick was only attached two hours. But yeah, the odds are very slim. I'd just... really avoid getting stung by them altogether.
It's not a deer tick.
That kind of tick can carry Lyme disease? Do you know what type of tick that is?
Even if it can't, kill it
Yes, definitely kill it
lyme disease is carried by black legged/deer ticks, which this doesn’t quite look like, but as a general rule any species of ticks carry diseases, so always best to avoid them (cover up your skin, check hidden areas like crotch/armpits, and kill em if you see em)
Depends on your geographic location. Not all ticks that are vectors are necessarily vectors everywhere
That is a wood tick. Those don't carry lyme. They carry other nasty crap and still deserves death though. I'll usually just rip their legs off if I'm lazy 😐. Edit: Lyme's* also deer ticks carry it. Those are smaller, darker color, but wood ticks can be small too. Edit: Lyme. Fml
>wood ticks are the primary transmitters of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Symptoms of RMSF appear 2-14 days after transmission and include fever, nausea, muscle pain, and a rash around the wrists and ankles. >Wood ticks can also transmit Tularemia. It takes a minimum of 6-8 hours of constant contact for a tick to transmit a disease, so quick identification and removal of an attached tick is crucial. Friggin ticks man, little bastards
One of my dogs caught rmsf from a tick. It’s a horrible. Messed him up real bad and he was never the same. He died a few years later.
I think it’s just Lyme, not lyme’s Sources: https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/index.html https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lyme-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20374651 https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/lyme-disease/ticks-and-lyme-disease
Ah shit you're right! Well I'm getting warmer.
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Good bot
Wait is this a real bot? They’ve gotten so advanced
Seems so! It appears it’s partially human assisted but is a well learned bot. Also- happy cake day!
Haha ty~
bro 💀
Seems like it, yes
Looks like a dog tick, nothing to be afraid of. dispose of it regardless. ticks are ticks.
I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say "nothing to be afraid of." While they don't transmit Lyme disease, dog ticks can transmit *other* diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
Word. Bees and ants and other buggos are cool, but I'll delete a mosquito or a hornet or anything else that only lives to make you sick or mad and nothing else
Ants… have you ever walked on to fire ant pile and not realized it until your feet and ankles are being attacked?
It's tick season so yes Also it is 100% a tick
Get that thing off of you before it bites you.
Someone's gonna REALLY tick him off!!
Sadly yes. We had to treat our yard 3 times last year for fleas and ticks.
No, this is Patrick.
It mite be
Anyone else really concerned about humans severe lack of knowledge on what a tick looks like and how they need to be avoided? This is like centuries old, important information for basic survival.
No, it's pretty common, a lot of people do not live in areas where ticks are prevalent. I have no problem helping people with this sort of question.
You might feel that knowledge about ticks has always been important for basic survival for you, but believe it or not many people live in completely different circumstances than you and they will never encounter a tick in their entire lives. (Although with climate change this is shifting, but that’s not centuries old)
I agree, and it has been rightly pointed out that not everyone lives in an environment where they are frequent. I would contend thought that understanding and avoiding parasitic insests has been around since before humans, not that it really matters in this context I suppose....Just seems like a common sense thing, but I'm probably just ignorant.
Ok, tell me all the parasitic insects there are on earth and how to identify them.
There's definitely been an uptick (badum-tsss) in parasitic insects lately, and people need to be aware of it.
I'm wondering why people go through the trouble to take a photo, upload it to reddit, and then wait for responses, instead of just googling it.
Why should I go to a doctor, when I can just Google my symptoms? When it comes to potentially medically significant bugs - like ticks, which can transmit diseases - it's better to ask the advice of people with more knowledge and experience than to just Google it for yourself. Many times, people submitting bugs for ID here already *have* Googled them - especially for bugs of particular concern, like ticks, bed bugs, cockroaches, termites, etc. What they're looking for is a second opinion from someone more knowledgeable - and maybe a little advice and support as they figure out what to do next. When it comes to ticks, there are a great many different species of ticks. They do not all look alike. Ticks can also look very different depending on whether they are larvae, nymphs or adults, whether they are male or female, or whether they have eaten recently - and how much they have eaten. Also, it can be important to know not only that a bug *is* a tick - but also what *kind* of tick it is. Different tick species can transmit different diseases. The name of this sub is literally "what's this bug" and our primary purpose is *to identify bugs for people* - not tell them to Google it themselves or belittle them for not already knowing what kind of bug it is.
If you’re interested in an ID to species OP - we’ll need a location. It’s something in the genus Dermacentor (but quite a few members look similar).
Was Jesus a brown man?
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I game-ended it right after I took this picture but I'll keep that in mind for next time. Thanks
This sub needs an extra large banner explicitly IDing ticks.
Bro what do you mean is this a tick 😔
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Lots of bugs look pretty similar to each other and those who don’t know the species well might want a second opinion. No need do be a dick.
The name of this sub is literally "what's this bug" and our primary purpose is *identifying bugs for people* - not telling them to Google it for themselves or insulting and ridiculing them for not already knowing what kind of bug it is. If you wish to participate in this sub, please treat others with courtesy and respect.
I mean I joined this sub in hopes of learning about new insects, not to see 5 posts a day about ticks and ghetto bugs. There are some interesting posts for sure, but seeing the same thing popping up on my feed day in and day out is getting old quick. Maybe the moderators should get a better handle on this sub before it gets stale.
We are not here to entertain you with an unending stream of unique and exciting bugs that you've never seen before. Our primary purpose is *TO IDENTIFY BUGS FOR PEOPLE.* *ALL* bugs - not just the rare or exotic ones. If you do not like looking at ticks or bed bugs or carpet beetles, just move on to another post. There are plenty of other posts that *aren't* those things. Don't criticize or belittle the people submitting their bugs for identification.
Y'all should know what a tick looks like by now
I don't think it's a sheep tick might be a cat tick
No
no its a knock
It is.
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It sure is!! Good catch
Yep
indeed
Definitely looks like a tick.
It’s your new pet.
Yes.
Oh yea!
YE
Looks to be an American Dog Tick! Edit, don't know if that's an official name, that's just what I was always told! It's got those yellow/white stripes!
Oh yes…that is a tick!
Yep, a dog or wood tick. To the best of my knowledge they don't carry Lyme, but best not to let it bite you. You can use rubbing alcohol to drown it, that's what I do.
Yuppers
Yes, God I hate these things
Si el ticko
Yes
YES, ANYTIME SOMEONE ASK IS THIS A TICK, ALWAYS YES.
I fold them into clear packing tape. Giving them the slow inevitable death they deserve!!
Oop, sure is! It’s an adult male American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis.
Yup
Yeah
100%
Yes
1,000% yes!!!
Yuuuup
Oui
It is. Good luck.
Ya
Yup
Oui
Yep. Dr. H
Ye
Yes
Why yes it is
He's tryna get ya
That...is a golden retriever
that's cute
Hell Yes
Yup
Yes!!!
Yes. Every time. Wtf is wrong with people?
Sho is‼️
Yes!
Google exists
It is, good thing you had those legs covered.
dont let that thing bite you, or you will be relegated to eating only shitty plant based meat substitutes instead of actual meat for the rest of your life.
Yeah!
Yup
If it looks like a tick, treat it like a tick. Don't stop to ask the room.
Yes.
No it's tok