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unkown bug in nm
Copyright © 2009 jellocgrl

unkown bug in nm
jarales, Vallencia County, New Mexico, USA
April 25, 2009
Size: very small
The bug was on my towel when I was putting them away. It was about 2pm, the bug is almost flat, reminds me of a tick. Moves like a tick. There is a patch on the top of the bug that looks almost like fur.

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Contributed by jellocgrl on 25 April, 2009 - 9:15pm

soft tick, indeed
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… v belov, 25 April, 2009 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, I thought that it
Thank you, I thought that it was a tick but was not sure.
… jellocgrl, 26 April, 2009 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Certain?
Hard to tell from the image if you ask me. I know a mealybug with its wax rubbed off would also look a lot like this:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 April, 2009 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

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