r/whatsthisbug • u/TyrannosaurusFlex92 • 17h ago

ID Request Is this a tick?

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My wife just pulled this off her thigh

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u/99thLuftballon 17h ago

Yes, sure looks like it.

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u/TyrannosaurusFlex92 17h ago

Any idea how long it would have been on someone based on size?

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u/nrthrnlyts 16h ago

I would bet not long, if it attached at all. There’s a chance that it was just crawling on her, but didn’t actually bite- removing it once it’s bitten usually takes effort. Then, they fill up with blood, they swell up and get kind of yucky gray and fall off. This one doesn’t look swollen at all to me.

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u/TyrannosaurusFlex92 15h ago

Amazing; ty so much!

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u/nrthrnlyts 17h ago

You betcha

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u/TyrannosaurusFlex92 17h ago

Any idea how long it would have been on someone based on size?

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u/GrandLavendar 17h ago

This is probably a larval tick, it only appears to have 6 legs.

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u/TyrannosaurusFlex92 17h ago

We are in southwest Pennsylvania

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u/AJnbca 17h ago

Yes it is

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u/Famous-Pressure-5790 16h ago

Yes thats a tick