Tick or something else ?

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AdamGrey
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Tick or something else ?

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Hey guys
Just one question. My terrace got "infected" with these little insects, hundrets of them. Is this a tick or something else ?
Looks like a tick to me but just want to be sure.
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Definitely NOT a tick. May be a true bug nymph or something similar.
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Agree not a tick. Those have 8 legs.
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That's a huge relief, I still tought it has 8 legs and it is very small, the same as ticks. But it is nice to hear that it's something else, especially with all the diseases going around.

Thanks a lot for all the replies.
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I just will post another picture now that I have better light, it has these white stripes/spots on its torso.
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AdamGrey wrote: Sun May 07, 2023 4:21 pm I just will post another picture now that I have better light, it has these white stripes/spots on its torso...
While I don't know what particular species of aphid is in your photos, it looks similar to the black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bean_aphid

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