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Is it a bedbug? [a: tick]

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BeanSoup

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Posted 10 months ago
Tue Jul 17 2012 2:36:09
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http://imgur.com/fMWpV

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-It had a rather hard exoskeleton
-It looked black under the normal light
-I do seem to have small bite marks, but I usually have a handful of small raised lumps most of the time.
-I had just recently come back from staying at a hotel in Chicago.
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Posted 10 months ago
Tue Jul 17 2012 4:04:01
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Hi,

100% not bedbug.

It's a tick.

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Posted 10 months ago
Tue Jul 17 2012 8:50:29
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And I am thinking dog tick, based on this chart.

But you might want an expert to confirm that because I'm not one!
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Posted 10 months ago
Tue Jul 17 2012 10:29:14
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Nice chart. Yes, a female Dermacentor.
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Posted 10 months ago
Tue Jul 17 2012 10:29:56
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It's a tick. Sorry, but i don't have time right now to tell you the species for certain but it appears to be Amer Dog tick.

You need to figure out:

> Are you in a lyme or other tick borne disease area?

> How did you get this tick in your house (walk, hike, camping, etc.)?

> Do you have pets?

> What family members do you have living with you?

> Is your yard in need of treatment?

Hope tis helps ! paul b.
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Posted 10 months ago
Tue Jul 17 2012 11:11:42
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Yes I do have a dog and I was sleeping with him when I found it.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RESPONSES!
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Posted 10 months ago
Tue Jul 17 2012 11:34:03
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Except, I just noticed that the tick has 8 legs while the bug I found had 6.
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Posted 10 months ago
Tue Jul 17 2012 11:47:30
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Ticks, being arachnids, have 8 legs in the adult stage (larval ticks have 6 legs, nymphs have 8 legs).
Insects have 6 legs in their immature forms (i.e., larvae or nymphs) and 6 in the adult form (unless for some reason it is legless and/or larviform).
You didn't post the insect picture?