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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Ticks (Ixodida) » Soft Ticks (Argasidae)
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8 legs, found in bathtub
Copyright © 2011 Maur777

8 legs, found in bathtub
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 8, 2011
Size: 1/2 centimeter
This looks very much like a tick but doesn't look like the ticks I have seen in Western Pennsylvania. I am finding these only in the bathroom....mostly in the bathtub, but also the sink and shower. When crushed, they leave a dark gray smear. The photo shows the largest one found, most being smaller. Also, they showed up a year and a half ago. (I have lived in this house for 28 years.)
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Contributed by Maur777 on 11 July, 2011 - 1:30pm
Last updated 1 August, 2011 - 12:23pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. I took the liberty of cropping this image to show the bug better - please feel free to restore the original photo if you prefer. The original photo had a ruler that confirmed the body length as 0.5 cm. We have very few images of soft ticks, so although it's a bit blurry, I think it's a good addition to BG...
… Ken Schneider, 1 August, 2011 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

you're not going to like this...
it's a tick. A 'soft tick', family Argasidae.
… Rose L, 11 July, 2011 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

 
you're not going to like this...
Thanks so much for your fast reply! I'll read up on it. What in the heck is it doing in the bathtub?
… Maur777, 11 July, 2011 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Do you have bats recently moved in?
I recall reading that some soft ticks are bat parasites.
… John F. Carr, 9 August, 2011 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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