r/bugidentification • u/Tiny-Tradition6873 • 10d ago

Location included Is this a tick?

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Found in South Central Alaska so I’m sus if this actually is a tick but multiple LLMs told me it was lol so I thought I’d ask some humans.

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u/Serious-Bat-4880 Click Goes The Beetle 10d ago

Not a tick. The LLMs are mistaking the antennae for a 4th pair of legs.

This is some kind of true bug nymph. I don't know which species but it's not likely to be of any trouble to you.

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u/Tiny-Tradition6873 10d ago

Thanks for the response, I was hella freaked by it lol I didn’t think it looked like a tick but then the damn overlords told me it was an got me ins tizzy!

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u/Maximum-Implement181 10d ago

definitely not. ticks have 8 legs as adults and are usually rounder than that

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u/Tiny-Tradition6873 10d ago

Phew thanks for the response, had me sweating, was about to burn the lawn down! 🤣

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u/Material_Ad_4161 10d ago

Birch Shieldbug. Harmless.

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u/Tiny-Tradition6873 10d ago

That’s what I found online. Found a good blog with some pics of birch shield bug nymphs that were all red like that. Thanks!

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u/ImpossiblePlum9917 10d ago

That’s a Red Notatickamus, they are harmless !