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Is this what I think it is?

I just inadvertently removed this from my beard, chin area. I thought it was a zit or an ingrown hair but upon closer inspection, I'm freaking out.

I was at a park on Saturday for 4th of July celebrations but didn't lay on the grass or anything like that.

If it is what I think it is, what are the odds I caught something from it being so small (nymph)?

This was in Miami, FL.

u/amedinab — 1 hour ago
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Need help

Can someone please identify this for me. I pulled it out of my wrist (was hiding under my Apple Watch) approximately 36 hours after I would have been in contact. I plan on testing it and getting looked at for possible diseases. Does anyone have any idea what type of tick this is? Located in central Missouri btw.

Thanks for the help everybody.

u/Ill-Commission-883 — 6 hours ago
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Can anyone identify this tick?

Looks like it might be a male lone star tick. From a lake near Pulaski Virginia. I found it on my head this morning after it had been there for at least 24 hours.

u/mrburrito90 — 9 hours ago
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Tick?

Being told this is a tick on my dog. I’m unfamiliar with ticks (never seen them). I can google pictures all day long but it truly does not look like one to me from the pictures. I do not see legs and I do not want to pull it if it is a scab of some sort and hurt my dog.

u/Any_Walk1575 — 18 hours ago
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Is this a tick

Location: Brooklyn, New York. Sure looks like a tick to me, but not sure. I haven’t been around grass or dogs but there is a surge of ticks this summer in NYC area.

u/Born_Formal379 — 18 hours ago
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Help ID tick? (NYC/LI)

Found this tick on my family dog’s ear, thankfully was able to get it out in one piece. Trying to find out breed/possible attachment time period. Sorry for the blurry photos

u/crazychoiceswtf — 19 hours ago
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Is this a dog tick?

Found this on myself this morning, I think it’s a female dog tick? Anything I should keep an eye out for? I’m in Southeast Pennsylvania.

u/MrJbrads — 24 hours ago
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whats you profereed method using a Tick hook

Hook & Twist or pull straight up with steady, even pressure. What do you think is best. Thank you

u/pawfixer — 1 day ago
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16m I found a tick on me now I’m a bit scared about getting a disease

I already killed the tick but after I got out of the shower I found a light brown tick crawling on me. Last night I was outside watching fireworks so maybe that’s where I got it from. I think I got bit because on my arm I feel a light bump and it’s a little red but it doesn’t itch. I’m scared what do I do. I really don’t want to get a disease. I’m in Tennessee right now. edit: the tick was very tiny

u/Firm_Inevitable839 — 1 day ago
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Please help identify… central/western Maryland

Found this on my leg, didn’t seem too dug in yet … any idea of the type ? Thanks

u/mhoffman0 — 1 day ago
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Tick ID

Found on my daughter this evening. Probably attached in the last few hours. Eastern KY, hoping not lone star. When I pulled it out, I accidentally killed it because it was so tiny. It looks transparent now. Hard to get more detail on my phone because it’s so small. Any help appreciated!

u/Grand-Edge-8684 — 2 days ago
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Is this an adt? (Tick ID)

I found this mfer in my hair and I put it on dirt and shot it with a .45, I think it’s just an American dog tick but could this be some sort of lone star tick? Nebraska Sydney if that helps.

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TICKS, please someone tell me which kind they are!!

10 minutes ago me and my family went for a walk and helped rescue a bunch of frogs we find every now and then stuck in our neighbors window well. Right after we let them go my brother and me both found ticks crawling up our legs and 3 were trying to get into and bite at our dogs legs. Location is in Wisconsin.

u/TelephoneForsaken737 — 2 days ago
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How cooked am I (Massachusetts)

Found this dude on my ankle pic 1 is a close up I took. Don’t know how long he’s been attached.

u/SteamCowboy357 — 2 days ago
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I think this is a tick. Could anyone ID? Minnesota.

Found this guy crawling on me. I don't think it bit me.

u/TataBoogiebutt — 2 days ago
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Is this a dog tick found on cloths pin hanging cloths. What should I do for safety? Ontario Canada

u/OrignalOGB — 2 days ago