Bug or Spider?

[Lord Nibbo]

It was on a web but I don't know if it was making a web or just caught up in it. Sorry I didn't get to count if it had six or eight legs before swmbo vacuumed it away. What the f is it?

 

[Ironballs]

An alien?

Legs don't look spidery, looks a bit like a tick

 

[pren]

I'd say a tic as well.

 

[Racers]

Hi,

Shield bug? http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en ... a=N&tab=wi


Ticks are part of the same family as spiders.


Pete

 

[Alie Barnes]

Looking at the leg structure (as best as one can) id say its a beetle of some kind.

 

[dickm]

I'd go with beetle too. Looks too much like hard wing cases on its back for it to be a tick, and I can only see 3 actual legs on the near side. Depending on size, though, it looks uncomfortably like the dreaded woodworm (furniture beetle), so keep/tell SWMBO to keep (!) eyes open for little piles of dust under your cherished Chippendale

 

[lurker]

:-k Adult Philaenus spumarius

 

[wizer]

Spug

 

[Grinding One]

Looks like the bug that was on my bean plants....a beetle for sure

 

[Digit]

Looks to me like a shield bug, there's lots of different ones though so I wouldn't care to be more specific.
My problem at this time of year is Garden Spiders, damn great big 'uns. The speed at which they can construct a web across my workshop doorway is incredable!

Roy.

 

[Daven]

I'd say it was a vine weevil - but I could be wrong :wink:

 

[Digit]

In our house we have only one type if the wife spots 'em. Squashed!

Roy.

 

[Jenx]

The legs look 'beetle' like for sure ...

I can see why 'tic' has been suggested ... the Spiders, tics and scorpions are the arachnids I believe.. 8 legs.... but the body does look like the tic's i've seen on sheep, cats etc...


But I think 'bettle' just based on the leg structure and appearance. 8)

 

[Lord Nibbo]

I can't say I looked close enough to see if it had wing cases but I really don't think there were any. I've only seen ticks that have been feeding, horrid little buggers. But I do think it probably is/was a tick, it looked very much like the dog tick in this pic, bottom row, second from left.

 

[Digit]

Bang goes a good night's sleep!

Roy.

 

[pren]

Anyone else suddenly feel all itchy?

 

[Racers]

Evil Weevil

Don't have nightmares :wink:

Pete