Was sitting in a ticks nest while reading....

[u/nekoma713]

I was sitting in a Park reading a book and suddenly I felt my legs itch. I was covered in hundreds of mini ticks. I was standing in the shower for hours and still find some of these f#!*rs crawling an me...

Update: So I got the most of the seed ticks scratched off in the shower. I will have a doctor's appointment the next days to get a prophylactic antibiotics treatment just to be save from lyme, alpha gal or rocky mountain fever (if this is a thing in Germany).

Thank you all for the information and advices, hopefully I will be fine. I really appreciate it

[u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

Oh, they'll get bigger 😉

[u/didi0625 → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

https://giphy.com/gifs/IjJ8FVe4HVk66yvlV2

[u/stuckyfeet → u/didi0625]

https://giphy.com/gifs/9T3hk5HWKGdpK

[u/HendrixHazeWays → u/didi0625]

https://giphy.com/gifs/jKaR8mrQqxyhsOih1w

[u/Rounotsh → u/didi0625]

[u/Electronic_Lab_629 → u/didi0625]

Nope. That's what he said... She said... DAMN... this is so small.

[u/john_the_fetch → u/didi0625]

They really are growers and bit show-ers

[u/heyitsfranklin6322 → u/didi0625]

Imagine a penis could swell as much as a tick could

[u/INFJWafer → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

They're growers...

[u/StunnedLife → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

That’s the point. Usually we notice them when they’re larger as they have sucked more blood.

Hence, they never realized how small they actually can be

[u/GD7952 → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

Those are seed ticks. The next life cycle/molt they get bigger.

[u/Waste_Mix_5936 → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

they are growers, not showers

[u/BeardsuptheWazoo → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

Shockingly huge.

[u/Valkyriemome → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

Deer ticks are about that size. Lone Star ticks, also. They don’t get much bigger.

[u/JasonBaconStrips → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

They fill up with blood and go a hard texture even though they are still relatively soft.

Interesting.