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2007-08-03 14:26:15 · 7 answers · asked by Jared G 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
found it in my 4.5 month old son's draw on his clothes. we live in NJ.
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2007-08-03 15:03:24 · update #1
IT IS NOT A TICK, TICKS ARE FLATTER, IT IS A HARD SHELLED BEETLE
2007-08-03 17:46:00 · answer #1 · answered by whateverbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's some sort of beetle. Never seen it before, but I'm betting it is harmless. What I do know is that it is not a tick.
I found your beetle. It is a spider beetle called gibbium aequinoctiale. Here are some pictures for comparison:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/55809
http://bru.gmprc.ksu.edu/ImageDB/m_SsbAd.jpg
Information about the spider beetle:
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/spiderb.html
2007-08-03 22:23:26 · answer #2 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but it doesn't look like the ticks we have around here. Ticks are flatter and don't have the long antenna things on the head.
2007-08-03 21:36:02 · answer #3 · answered by justme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://cipm.ncsu.edu/ent/Southern_Region/RIPM/CHAP8/TICKS/tickmain.htm
I couldn't tell from the picture whether the tick was red or brown, so take a look at the pictures on this website and see if one looks like the one you saw.
2007-08-03 22:37:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where do you live on this planet ?That might be a beginning.
2007-08-03 21:35:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it doesn't matter what kind of bug it is, either squish it or leave it alone.
2007-08-03 21:39:24 · answer #6 · answered by sknymnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a tick. carries diseases too.
2007-08-03 21:30:51 · answer #7 · answered by Terifairi 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋