I recorded a video of this bug:
I counted 8 legs, the front legs are a little curved. The drawing on the flat back is dark and looks like the image of Jesus with some light from behind, hahahaha. I found it on the curtain of my bedroom. I believe it belongs to some tree where it can use its camouflage. Can anyone identify it?
Location: Valencia, Spain.
Answer
I think it looks a lot like a European Pigeon Tick (Argas reflexus).
They infest pigeons and they die when infesting humans, which they only do if they are very hungry (yours looks hungry though). May also transmit diseases.
Edit:
It could also be an Blyborough Tick (Argas vespertilionis). They infest bats and are a little rounder in shape but look otherwise similar.
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