I looked at these sites, but I don't see any ticks that look like the one that was attached to my future son-in-law's stomach.
My daughter actually saw the "tick" because he saved it, so that she could see it.
She also looked at the websites - but can't find any that look like the culprit.
He now has a little red bump where it was attached - he said he had to pull it off of his stomach - it was definitely attached....
Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :
I would try looking at pics of the spider family. I just did a search and there was many yellow spots spider sites.
Spider bites need to be watched. Many people are told by their docs that their bite is a spider bite and 10 days abx is all that's needed for the rash or bite.
Well, I wonder what that spider was feeding on before it feed on some human? Spiders carry some nasty bacteria, parasites and such.
Pam
Posted by DolphinLady (Member # 6275) on :
map1131,
Could you please list what pathogens a spider might carry? Thanks.
Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :
Dolphin, it would be according to what the spider had been feeding on in it's nasty life. Here's a very experienced lyme literate doc list of some pathogens and spider.
Were the spots on the top of the tick or on the abdomen? Just curious. I have seen black widow spiders with several yellow spots rather than red on the abdomen, but spiders don't stay attached to the skin. Hiker
Posted by Truthfinder (Member # 8512) on :
Well, if they saved the tick, why not take it in to their County Extension Agent and see if it can be indetified?
In the meantime, if it were me, I would be be on some natural Lyme/TBD preventative stuff. There have been several discussion about prevention recently.
Tracy
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Truthfinder: Well, if they saved the tick, why not take it in to their County Extension Agent and see if it can be indetified?
Excellent idea!
Posted by MagicAcorn (Member # 8786) on :
Not sure what species of tick this is but it is yellow. Maybe you saw one of these with a mixture of markings.
Could it have been a weevil or a chigger?
Do you have a nearby university with an entomology department. I'd be interested myself to know if it was a tick. That was a smart young man for saving it.
A black ladybug with yellow spots can look like an engorged tick also.
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
Adult Female Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum
Adult Male Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum
Dog Tick
Yaa Chil biya Tick
American Dog Tick
Males of 3 different species of the genus (Amblyomma (Bont ticks)
[ 03. April 2007, 01:08 PM: Message edited by: treepatrol ]
Posted by Nebula2005 (Member # 8244) on :
Does it look at all like an American dog tick?
We've found a couple of ticks that don't look like any of the pictures--they aren't as round as Lone Star ticks and don't have the big white spot, but they have sort of a beige evenly spaced spotted pattern--like armour--look on the back.
They're smaller than brown dog ticks, which can have a random swirled sort of dark/light coloration, but they do have reddish brown legs, whereas the Ixodes types have black legs.
It's confusing, because male and immature adult ticks don't look exactly like the larger females (of any type) which are more likely to be in pictures.
Posted by Nebula2005 (Member # 8244) on :
Great pictures, tree--but what are they?
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
And for the unbelievers that deer are part of the spread.. Females on ear of hunter-killed white tail deer, Warren county New Jersey
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: Where's ArtnSoul???
I dont know?
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Acari Checklist Preliminary List of the Parasitic Mites and Ticks of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Family Ixodidae Amblyomma americanum Dermacentor albipictus Dermacentor variabilis Haemaphysalis leporispalustris Ixodes angustus Ixodes cookei Ixodes scapularis Ixodes texanus Family Laelapidae Androlaelaps fahrenholzi (=A. glasgowi) Androlaelaps casalis Eulaelaps stabularis Laelaps kochi Laelaps stupkai
Family Myocoptidae Myocoptes musculinus Family Scutacaridae Acarapis woodi (Rennie, 1921) Family Trombiculidae Trombicula(Leptotrombidium) sp.
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The family Ixodidae is represented in California by the following taxa:
Genus Amblyomma Koch 1844 Amblyomma americanum (Linneaus 1758) - Lone Star Tick Genus Boophilus Curtice 1891 Boophilus annulatus (Say 1821) - Cattle Tick Genus Dermacentor Koch 1844 Dermacentor albipictus (Packard 1869)- Winter Tick Dermacentor andersoni Stiles 1908 - Rocky Mountain Wood Tick Dermacentor hunteri Bishopp 1912 Dermacentor occidentalis Marx 1892 - Pacific Coast Tick Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann 1901 Dermacentor variabilis (Say 1821) - American Dog Tick Genus Haemaphysalis Koch 1844 Haemaphysalis chordeilis (Packard 1869) Haemaphysalis leporispalustris (Packard 1869) - Rabbit Tick Genus Ixodes Latrielle 1795 Ixodes angustus Neumann 1899 Ixodes auritulus Neumann 1899 Ixodes brunneus Koch 1844 Ixodes hearlei Gregson 1941 Ixodes holdenriedi Cooley 1946 Ixodes howelli Cooley and Kohls 1938 Ixodes jellisoni Cooley and Kohls 1938 Ixodes kingi Bishopp 1911 Ixodes neotomae Cooley 1944 Ixodes ochotonae Gregson 1941 Ixodes pacificus Cooley and Kohls 1943 - Western Black-legged Tick Ixodes peromysci Augustson 1939 Ixodes rugosus Bishopp 1911 Ixodes sculptus Neuman 1904 Ixodes signatus Birula 1895 Ixodes soricis Gregson 1942 Ixodes spinipaplis Hadwen and Nuttall 1916 Ixodes texanus Banks 1908 Ixodes uriae White 1852 Ixodes woodi Bishopp 1911 Genus Rhipicephalus Koch 1844 Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latrielle 1806) - Western Dog Tick
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
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Posted by dlp252 (Member # 10711) on :
Oh, can I just say ewwww!!! Disgusting aren't they!?!
Posted by ArtnSoul (Member # 4561) on :
imanurse,
Sorry it took me a while to check this out - What are these little buggers?!!
My daughter says that this IS what was on her fiance's abdomen!
Where did you find these pics? I wasn't able to find any that looked like these. Thanks so much, ArtnSoul
P.S. As for the Questions where I was - I apologize - life is really hectic lately - I now have a part-time job. (because I have to work - we need the money - but it is taking it's toll) So, I have a lot of "down" time. There is no way that I could work full-time....
anyway - sorry for the lack of "presence"
quote:Originally posted by imanurse: How about these?? Aren't they cute??
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but it is taking it's toll) So, I have a lot of "down" time. There is no way that I could work full-time....