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Spider or tick? #794811
Asked June 07, 2022, 8:08 PM EDT
Ramsey County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thanks for your question. Ticks are a kind of arachnid, so like spiders they have eight legs. However, the arachnid in your photo has a large head relative to its body, and rather than a smoothly rounded body it has a knobby protuberance at its tail end. These characteristics make me think it is not a tick.
Check out this web page for more information about ticks:
https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/ticks#brown-dog-ticks-1729911
Thank you!!