I live in east tennessee, and i just saw a TINY red bug crawling on my arm?

Question

what is this thing? it is litterally BRIGHT red, no other colors.. very small, about the size of a freckle.

Answer 1

it was probably a chigger ,and if it was they can bite like a tick,.....

Answer 2

This may be the common wood bug found on dead and decaying. The bugs are found in groups on the blackened , soft and moist portions of the wood which is old and decaying.

Particularly they are found to move out in groups in rainy season.

In India in many houses built by using wood logs for support these are found after the first showers since they come out because of water filled in the place where they leave and fall on the ground. So many people believe that they come from the rainwater.

The bugs are small 0.4-1.2mm long and 0.2-0.5 mm thick and move in groups. Colour varies from dark red to faint red. The tiny legs are visible when observed carefully.

The scientific name I also need to find out.

Answer 3

You're almost certainly talking about a mite; more specifically, probably a spider mite. They are very small, bright red, and their legs would be very hard to see.

For a picture, try "spider mite" in Wikipedia -- yet again, I am unable to upload a link on here (weird).

Answer 4

It's a lady bug