What is this bug?

[Jeff7181]

For some reason I'm finding these tiny little red bugs crawling all over my car tires. One year we had them in the house and they stayed in the window tracks, never came further into the house. What are these things?

 

[DesiPower]

The new 2010 alien a$$ probes

 

[Gibsons]

Looks like your tire isn't inflated properly.

 

[Born2bwire]

Looks like your tire isn't inflated properly.

Yep, those are Red Winged Sidewallers. They are attracted to underinflated tires. Inflate to sidewall and you should be good to go.

 

[Jeff7181]

Looks like your tire isn't inflated properly.

What makes you say that, looking at a 1 inch by 1 inch section of the sidewall?

 

[Iron Woode]

What makes you say that, looking at a 1 inch by 1 inch section of the sidewall?

its a Fleabag thing.

anyway, they look like mites.

 

[BoomerD]

Chiggers?

 

[Schadenfroh]

Chiggers?

Way too big to be a chigger.

 

[zinfamous]

yep, those are red winged sidewallers. They are attracted to underinflated tires. Inflate to sidewall and you should be good to go.

win/10

 

[zinfamous]

Way too big to be a chigger.

pic looks macro to me. I was thinking chigger if the size is what I think the OP is suggesting: "tiny"

 

[WelshBloke]

Spider mites?

 

[FelixDeCat]

I hope this creature is dead. Otherwise it might have spawned millions of children by now.

 

[jupiter57]

Chiggers?

That's CHEGROES, you racist!

 

[amdhunter]

I'd burn the car if I had those bastards running around in it.

 

[Jeff7181]

I never saw them in the car... I think they liked the tires because they got warm in the sun. Regardless, I've moved and traded that car in so no chegroes for me.

 

[deadlyapp]

i'm gonna go with baby headcrabs.

 

[Regs]

It's just a bug, Jeff. It's just a bug!!!