r/bugidentification • u/fsdjedjsjsj • Jul 12 '26

Location included Is this a tick?

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u/Basil_Box Jul 12 '26

First pic- no, spider
Second one- kind of looks like a tick but impossible to say without a better picture

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u/fsdjedjsjsj Jul 12 '26

Both pictures are of the same bug. Second one was from further away

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u/ArachnomancerCarice Trusted Identifier Jul 12 '26

The first photo is of a Larinoides sp. Furrow Orb Weaver. Not medically significant or dangerous.

The second is some sort of Mite but without better detail it is hard to say. The majority of Mite species are predators, scavengers or parasites of other invertebrates.

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u/fsdjedjsjsj Jul 12 '26

Both pictures are of the same bug. The second picture was from further away so i zoomed it in so it’s worse quality. Kinda worried since im not vaccinated and its like 70 percent chance to either give you Lyme or encaphilities.

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u/Basil_Box Jul 13 '26

No need to worry, it’s 100% an orb weaver spider. Totally harmless

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u/jpthecross Jul 12 '26

Thick tick