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Post by colorado4x4 on Jun 22, 2021 19:16:49 GMT -8
 Greetings! I have been racking my brain on trying to figure out what kind of bug this is. I was wondering if you experts might be able to identify it or at least rule out bed bug nymph. I know it is not a tick as I spot 6 legs and long antennae. Our location is Castle Rock, Colorado just south of Denver and the picture was taken a couple days ago. I was petting our little rescue pup and and then saw this little bug crawling on my hand. I immediately thought it was a tick but then we put it under our kids microscope and got a better look at it. At this point I would love to know what this little creature is because I can’t figure it out! Thank you in advance! I hope the pictures show up in the URL. Thanks. Geoff in Colorado imgur.com/gallery/k8vbgJU |
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Post by livingplanet3 on Jun 22, 2021 20:14:16 GMT -8
Greetings! I have been racking my brain on trying to figure out what kind of bug this is. I was wondering if you experts might be able to identify it or at least rule out bed bug nymph. I know it is not a tick as I spot 6 legs and long antennae. Our location is Castle Rock, Colorado just south of Denver and the picture was taken a couple days ago. I was petting our little rescue pup and and then saw this little bug crawling on my hand. I immediately thought it was a tick but then we put it under our kids microscope and got a better look at it. At this point I would love to know what this little creature is because I can’t figure it out! Thank you in advance! I hope the pictures show up in the URL. Thanks. Geoff in Colorado imgur.com/gallery/k8vbgJUIt's definitely not an insect - it's either a mite of some kind, or possibly a young tick. It seems to me, that it more resembles as mite than a tick. The two "antennae", are actually the first pair of legs being held forward to serve a sensory function similar to antennae. I can't tell from the photos, but if it is of a reddish color and has a velvet-like covering, it may possibly be an adult trombiculid mite (commonly known as a "chigger") - nfs.unl.edu/chiggers-and-trombiculosisPerhaps someone here with more expertise in arachnids can make comment. |
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Post by colorado4x4 on Jun 22, 2021 20:59:35 GMT -8
Thank you for the reply! It was more of a brownish color and it was so small even through the microscope I could not see any velvet like covering (doesn’t mean it wasn’t there). I am leaning toward a mite or “chigger”. The main thing I wanted to do was rule out bed bugs. I’m not scared of ticks but bed bugs are a different story.
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