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pebble-like bug
Copyright © 2008 sandylizaola

pebble-like bug
Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California, USA
March 7, 2008
Size: .5 inch
At first, I thought this was a little shiny pebble. I realized that it wasn't after I observed eight legs stretch out and it began to walk. I have never seen anything like this.
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Contributed by sandylizaola on 7 March, 2008 - 12:51pm
Last updated 14 March, 2008 - 5:39pm

Which means it's about to lay
Which means it's about to lay a few million eggs. Unless you want a whole bunch of ticks I'd put that thing in a jar of alcohol...
… gehan gehale, 9 March, 2008 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the info. I put it in an empty jar and it is dead now. I threw it out with the jar. Should I dig it out of the garbage bin and add the alcohol just to be safe?
… sandylizaola, 10 March, 2008 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

 
no, I wouldn't worry about it
no, I wouldn't worry about it since you threw it out.. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't sitting in an open tin can or something in your house....
… gehan gehale, 11 March, 2008 - 12:15am login or register to post comments

This is a female tick full of
This is a female tick full of blood...
… Martin Hauser, 7 March, 2008 - 12:57pm login or register to post comments

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