I found what I thought was a spider, but it may be a tick. It was the strangest thing I've seen as far as that type of insect goes. It was black, about the size of an eraser tip, sort of flat, a little oval, it has spidery looking legs, but the top of it was flat and lemon yellow, it actually looked like a piece of lemon peel, it also had spikes along the edge of it's yellow top, almost like a crown. Does anyone have any idea what kind of insect this was?
2007-09-12 02:43:40 · 7 answers · asked by deanie1962 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
sounds like a juvenile spiny orb weaver spider.
Here is a pic for comparison. This is just one image. Spiny Orb weavers come in many colors.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eecue/258910775/in/photostream/
http://www.dpughphoto.com/images/crablike%20spiny%20orb%20weaver%20carolina%20beach%20sp%2062306%20dorsal.JPG
Oh, you don't need to worry about them. They are harmless garden spiders.
2007-09-12 03:32:59 · answer #1 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ticks may have as much as eight legs too. however the form of ticks differs from that of spiders. ticks resemble the form of a watermelon seed and would be black, or brown, or i consider even a combination. spiders nevertheless are available in many exclusive colours. and continually have eight legs. theres person who even appears like an ant. however i doubt that is what you assert established in your description. so its obviously a few form of spider. i did a little bit watching round on wikipedia and determined anything near that has yellow, however its too significant . theres anything like a banana spider (named for its colour of the internet or anything) however i do not see some thing with spikes on its head. however obviously what you noticed was once a spider. the satisfactory factor to do is to depart it on my own, bites harm whether or not is toxic or now not. and that i hate spiders, so it was once all ugh to me while i used to be watching on the photos... lol, however i like finding out new matters approximately animals (and bugs too)
2016-09-05 11:20:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many legs did it have? That'll tell ya. Arachnids (spiders) have 8 legs. Insects (including ticks) only have 6.
2007-09-12 02:51:51 · answer #3 · answered by A D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a spiny orb weaver, about 90% sure, because I don't know of any North American ticks that have a yellow back.
2007-09-12 03:55:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't sound like a tick , tick has a little point were there mouth should be. I know because I have had 3 tick on me this summer.
2007-09-12 05:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a tic,those are its teeth,kill
2007-09-12 02:51:09 · answer #6 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it sucks it ticks
hehehe
2007-09-12 02:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by I lost my TC Badge >:)) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋