Subject: found on back
Geographic location of the bug: Boise, Idaho
Date: 05/01/2018
Time: 11:08 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: hello, I was sitting in my bed going though my phone when I felt something on my back. I immediately picked this bug off and took a picture. only found one but I am interested in what it’s called.
How you want your letter signed: Joesph
Dear Joesph,
Do you have a cat or dog that goes outside? Were you tramping about in the fields lately? This is a Tick and here is a BugGuide image of an American Dog Tick for comparison. Ticks feed on blood.
Don’t want to create a panic but it should be said that those carry two bad diseases, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountaiin Spotted Fever. If that tick bit you enough to draw blood see a doctor for either disease.
Any time you hike in wooded areas check your entire body for these bugs after the hike.