Help! Tick identification? Tick or not?

I'll try to be brief. At the cottage, near Peterborough Ontario, in a heavily wooded area (note: I stayed in open areas, did /not/ go into the woods).

Sleeping inside in the basement, left my pants on the floor. The next morning, put the pants on, eventually felt something crawling inside my pant leg. Crushed it by default, took the pants off, looked at the offender. Was able to grab a few quick pictures before my mom grabbed a paper towel and threw out the dead bug. Wondering - does this look anything like a tick? Or is it more of a spider (I know it's upside down, but it's legs look quite long and curled).

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Later, went back to my bed in the basement, and found another critter crawling in my sheets. Ugh. Fantastic day for someone with an anxiety disorder. Here's some photos of the second bug. Again: tick? Or beetle?

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Should I be concerned? Hoping there are some on this forum that can help a bit with identification. Am I worried needlessly here?

Any insights would be seriously appreciated here.

Post Edited (clandestine) : 6/6/2018 11:46:15 AM (GMT-6)

I can’t tell with the smashed bug

But the whole bug looks to have 6 legs plus two antennas (not a tick)

Spanish said...
Looks like a spider to me

What about the other one?

Isn’t the second one a billibug

clandestine said...

borrelioburgdorferii said...
reddit has a subreddit called /whatsthisbug
https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/ I suggest you post your pics there also, and consult with them as they would know,

first one looks like a spider, could be tick tho, second one is def a beetle of some sort...

Hey. Just wanted to say I sincerely appreciate you linking that subreddit. They've all said 100% a spider. Really helps put my mind at ease here.

Thanks so much for everyone's input in the thread.

FYI: Ticks and spiders are in the same family.

Dr. Horowitz had this to say:

Q: Can I get Lyme disease from other bug bites, such as spiders or mosquitoes?

A: "It’s not known if you can get it from a mosquito, but Willie Burgdorfer, who is the initial discoverer of Lyme disease, did find spirochetes in mosquitoes. We just don’t know that it can be transmitted. They found it in horse flies…they’ve found it in other things…but we just don’t know the transmission rate."

Source: /bottomlineinc.com/health/lyme-disease/lyme-disease-in-spiders-mosquitoes-and-other-insects

Were you bitten? Any marks or rash?

If "No," then I wouldn't worry much. Just FYI.

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