Please post picture of them as several other critters are often mistaken for ticks, especially stink bug youngsters.

this is them

Here's a clue....ticks have 8 legs. :-) jean is right.

That is a beetle (insect, six legs) of some type not a tick (arachnid, 8 legs).

Linda

That is an adult stink bug. Not a tick.

If you want to get rid of them, fish them out with a net, then dump into soapy water.

They won't bother (hurt or injure) your kids or anyone else, even if someone bumps into them.

This post was edited by jean001a on Sat, Jun 14, 14 at 0:16

Stinkbug, not beetle. Ever since I saw the image I've thought that it might be a Two Spotted stink bug. These insects are highly variable in color but do have certain characteristics that don't change.

If it is a variant of the Two Spotted, then it's your pal. They are predators of other insects.

This post was edited by rhizo_1 on Sat, Jun 14, 14 at 7:10

thank god your pool man.. isnt your gardener ... he's a horticultural idiot.. lol ...

and while you are at it.. thank him that you found us ....

did he try to sell you something to put in the pool to avoid such ... if so.. get rid of him ...

ken

Ken, there's no call to make comments like that about a person who had no reason to know what these insects are. Did you recognize them?

As a matter of fact, the pool man should be commended for bringing this to the attention of purita.

yes.. i clearly knew it wasnt a blood sucking vampire bug ..... but beyond that.. no.. i didnt know.. and i wouldnt have offered an opinion on such.. to scare the bee-gee-bees out of the pool owner..... she isnt posting out of curiosity ... i would bet she is scared for the kiddos ....

if he had no reason to know, as you suggest .. then he shouldnt have offered an opinion ...

my point was if, based on his opinion.. he offered to add more chemicals or some such to her pool ... [and that would be an IPM nightmare ...]

and if so ... then he was ripping her off ... [and that strikes at the heart of my hatred of wasting money and using unnecessary chems ....]

ken

PS: i mean really ... not knowing as you suggest .. and then telling her.. its a blood sucking, potentially life threatening bug .. i will repeat.. what an idiot ...

as they say.. better to keep your mouth shut.. [the pool guy, not rhiz] .. and be thought an idiot... than to open it.. and remove all doubt ...

pps: surprised he didnt proceed to lecture her on lyme disease ... after all.. he is 'the' POOL MAN .... [sounds like an adam sandler movie.. lol]

I had the same thing ! and about 20 of them were stuck inside my dog. ive seen ticks in a swiiming pool hes not lying

This old thread does clarify through a good photograph (good enough to identify the creature) that the original poster did not have ticks in their pool. Instead, there were harmless insects getting stuck in the pool.

Maybe you do have ticks (although our original poster did not), @rahshieky! But post a photo and I'm sure people will help you identify your creature. Even if they are ticks, it's good to know what SPECIES of tick you have because different tick species carry different diseases and it's good to know what to look out for.