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what kind of tick is this? also tick hate thread

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>be me three weeks ago
>work /out/ in Bavaria
>temperatures rise above 10°C for the first time this year
>sit on the forest floor on a sunny spot on my lunchbreak, my back against a tree
>enjoy nature and listen to birdsong
>watch ants and spiders stretch their legs for probably the first time this year
>see pic related crawling on the forest floor towards me
>comfy lunchbreak is ruined

>be me today
>work /out/ in Bavaria
>temperatures rise above 10°C for the second time this year
>sit on the forest floor on a sunny spot on my lunchbreak, my back against a tree
>enjoy nature and listen to birdsong
>see pic related crawling up my trousers
>comfy lunchbreak is ruined

Anyone know what kind of tick this is? I fear it might be a Hyalomma tick. That'd be bad news for me, cause I have a habit of catching tick-borne diseases: I have already contracted (and overcome) lyme, as well as tick-borne encephalitis. The Hyalomma supoosedly is a carrier for hemmoragic crimea-congo-fever, which has a shockingly high fatality rate. Normally they get Importe by birds during summer, but this years winter was rather warm, so maybe a couple managed to survive.

Tl;dr:
What kind of tick is pic related?