so red and furry

[steve71]

what the heck is this a tick or what?we went looking for flint and found this guy

 

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[steve71]

If its small, it looks like a chigger.

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i've had chiggers not a chigger. this thing is about the size of a fat tick

 

[nhbenz]

Hmm Not a tick, as ticks are arachnids (eight legs).

 

[imafishingnutt]

These are Angelitos, or Velvet Mites, Angelothrombium species. They attract attention when they emerge following rains. According to Hogue: "The larvae are parasites on grasshoppers and adults are predators on subterranean termites." Velvet Mites are not poisonous and pose no threat to humans.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/mites.html

 

[steve71]

These are Angelitos, or Velvet Mites, Angelothrombium species. They attract attention when they emerge following rains. According to Hogue: "The larvae are parasites on grasshoppers and adults are predators on subterranean termites." Velvet Mites are not poisonous and pose no threat to humans.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/mites.html

thanks for the info,look at the picture upside down the mexicans down here call it a angel face.

 

[steve71]

Hmm Not a tick, as ticks are arachnids (eight legs).

i thought maybe the two feelers were legs also.

 

[Montana Jim]

Hmm Not a tick, as ticks are arachnids (eight legs).

i thought maybe the two feelers were legs also.

Steve... your photo is awesome... submit it to the "What's that bug?" site and they will prolly use it!

 

[Montana Jim]

Mrs. O - I'm looking at chigger pics and don't see antenea on them... maybe that pic you posted was mislabeled or misidentified?

 

[castle keep]

I think its a spider dressed up for a night at the opera