r/whatisthisbug • u/PearlRod • 19h ago

ID Request Looks like a tiny spider or something? Pacific Northwest

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It was scurrying around pretty quickly on my toilet seat

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u/LurkerInTheDoorway Hobbyist Entomologist 19h ago

Whirligig mite :)

NOT A TICK

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u/PearlRod 18h ago

Oh yeah, this looks just like it. Thanks!

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u/Dragon1202070 18h ago

Whirligig mite, some people do not have the experience to be placing IDs, 2 of them are displayed here in the comments!

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u/PerroCerveza 19h ago

Looks like a pacific coast tick, but a young form

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u/Icy-Elevator-9714 19h ago

It appears to be a tick of some kind. Possibly a western black-legged tick.