On 7/5/2011 9:49 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 05/07/2011 9:32 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>> Can I just eat them? No answer required. I sat here reading the group
>> and reading a book and kept feeling a pinch on my shoulder. Felt like a
>> bug bite but I couldn't find a bug. Finally after about 4 bites I found
>> the culprit in my shirt. Some little 1/4" thing with what must be
>> mandibles to match. I sliced it in half with my fingernails and damned
>> if the thing wasn't still moving.
>
> Earwig?
>
> For years I had been seeing pet products for treating fleas and ticks. I
> always wondered why they bothered with the tick component. We didn't
> have ticks. I had never seen one and had no idea what they were. I had
> seen pictures of them but didn't know how big they were. Then about 7
> years ago I started seeing them. I have been more diligent with the flea
> and tick treatment for the dog. I started this year's treatment in June,
> as per the vet's instructions. Two days later he had a tick on his side.
> They are nasty looking creatures, and darned near impossible to kill.

Earwig is possible if it's a young one. I know what they look like and
they hop and flip. This was much smaller. You're right about ticks.
They are nasty when full of blood. You can usually only burn them to
death. Fleas are just as hard to kill without chemical.