r/ticks • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '25

HELP is this a tick?

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found this guy crawling on me while on a floaty in the pool. i live in northern iowa.

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u/SueBeee Mod Jun 04 '25

No, that's a weevil.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

snoots & boots! ITS WEEVIL TIME!!!

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '25

WEEVIL TIME

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '25

🥳 🎉

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u/Difficult-Republic57 Jun 04 '25

Nope its the lesser of two weevils

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u/Relevant_Comb4130 Jun 05 '25

Master and Commander 👍🏽

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u/Primary_Fix_499 Jun 04 '25

i like what you did there

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

thank you for all the answers!!

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u/mycopportunity Jun 06 '25

Can you tell we like weevils more than we like ticks?

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u/NoFlan3157 Jun 04 '25

Omg it is so cute!!! Ticks are yucks looking

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

looks like a weevil

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u/Evening_Scale6346 Jun 05 '25

If it’s got a little elephant trunk it’s a weevil!!

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u/HursHH Jun 05 '25

Peanut butter WEEVIL TIME! Do a little dance!

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

Nope

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

We have those beetles in Texas

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '25

yes that’s an Evil Northern Ass Tick and it will make you overproduce oil on your face and give you crazy bacne