To be totally freaked out by what I just found on my towel?

[tastylancs]

My heart is pounding honestly. What is this insect? Do I need to boil all sheets and towels? Burn the house down?

It's the size of a large puy lentil. Perfectly round with legs. Filled with brown bits, kind of like a teabag.

Heart still pounding. Please help. I can't actually look at my own photo.

Why did I read all of this?? I'm now itching all over and am never going to be able to sleep tonight! To think I was going off to have a nice relaxing pre bed bath, but now can't go into the airing cupboard for a fresh towel for fear of what may be lurking. Aaarghh!

Ugh. I'm itching everywhere. I keep feeling my hair move...

Cumbria?

But I live in Cumbria and always leBd my washing out to get darker on.

I have to move don’t I?

This is a shame as I really rather like it.

Leave
Darked

Ffs.

Towel was hanging up in my bathroom. I got out of the shower this morning and grabbed it but immediately saw the tiny teabag. Dropped towel, left bathroom, had palpitations, told you lot. It was in my bathroom!

All towels in the room have been boiled and the room has been checked and hoovered. But still...

Sorry Prettytricky, that's not what you wanted to hear is it...

Well, this thread has been horrifying and fascinating in equal measure. I guess that’s me never leaving washing out overnight again.

And you don’t have a cat?

No, no cat. It's just too awful. I used to love Cumbria too MissJaneAusten.

*but immediately saw the tiny tea bag
*
Love this !

I think London might be safer.

Must remember to wear varifocals at all times, especially when reaching for a towel.

I LOVE MUMSNET

i always "whipcrack" my towels.....we have a very spidery bathroom, I pick them up give them a shake from the one corner making sure I am not going to accidentally touch a spider and then get a hold of the opposite corner and flicketty-whippety

just in case of concealed spiderage.

Tick - looks like a juvenile one that hasn't had a good feed yet.

They're nasty little bastards.

I LOVE the name Acarina for a girl!

Is it bad that I just started daydreaming about having another girl baby just to call her Acarina? So pretty, even if it’s the name of a type of tick.

the room has been checked and hoovered

Did you empty the vacuum? Because it might now be crawling away from the vacuum after having made an escape. It’s now looking for a new host. cackles

MsMighty you have given me the serious giggles. Maybe now I can sleep peacefully. I too will be whipcracking away in the bathroom.

And big yes to varifocals! We must be on the alert at all times.

s1naed really? Just when I am feeling much cheered by the whipcracking post. You bring up the hoover. Now? Tsk. Well yes I did empty it, into the kitchen bin. The bin can empty itself tomorrow, I'm not going there.

I don't think that's a tick. I pull them off my dog and cats almost daily and have never seen anything as ugly as that!!

I LOVE the name Acarina for a girl!

They're playing "Hey Acarina"* on the ladies' football highlights at this very moment!

*Yes they ARE! I have NOT misheard! It is NOT "Hey Macarena"!

tastylancs, if it’s any consolation, I went to put my walking boots on earlier and saw something in one. It was a fucker of a spider that could have worn the bloody boots itself. The boot is still in the yard and the dogs were walked in my trainers.

Instagran amazing video!!! How did you find it?

Maureen behind the door 🤪 the ‘oh’ every time Derry ‘almost’ caught the bat, and the ‘well done you’re doing great 😂😂(but not really)’ chats of encouragement!!! Class!!

Some bats carry rabies, is it possible these ticks can pass it on?

Hey Acarina!

Can you open it and pull the insides out with tweezers for a proper look?

Why? 🙄