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Photo#172204
pebble-like bug

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.

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...

 
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?

 
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....

This is a female tick full of
This is a female tick full of blood...