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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41433-025-03770-w (Paywalled)
StonesTwice
Damn! In all my years of dealing with ticks, I've never heard of one doing that. Hopefully this is not a trend
MrFancyPanzer
Fucking hell!
Schaade
Hate those sons of bitches.
xj4low
I dont like this.
JustFeedMePieDammit
spitfires2000
We even have ticks in the floor!
CorvidPrime
Yasashii93
CarelessWhimper
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1OXVma3lmZjNhNWt5b2Q4ZGlpZ3R4ZWpxcW9laWt6dGt3ZWMxZHUxdCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/gU1rPn0hOxoK4/200w.webp that's why we need to be nicer to those silly 'lil guys
TungstenOrbital
What a terrible time to have eyes
ironymus
RigoryMorty
Happened to a guy here as well last week. He's a pro in orienteering.
Sebastopol140
PineappleLoopsBroether
We’re inching closer to the 29th
jimhotep
Save this shit for the 29th, man...
newdeckchairforthetitanic
Been bitten 5 times…2 bullseye rashes. I live with Lyme and it’s 120 co-infections. I read between the lines to find joy in life. Peptides help.
theguythatisme
Hey fuck this
AyatollahBahloni
toogoodtomiss
I reached down in my sleep and I was like “what’s this little skin tag on my leg? I’ve never had a skin tag before. I guess I’m getting old.” And then suddenly screaming running around my RV yelling at my husband “I’ve got a tick!! I’ve got a tick!!! I’ve got a tick!!!”
TCooley79
Fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you
AceBandito
This and the fucking cataracts surgery the other day. Put a buffer in or something, people gonna just run into this shit.
whoopsidaz
Those are opticks.
ironymus
"go for the opticks Chatika vas Paus"
elbowdeepinawhateverthatis
Spaceboyardee
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IgnisInvictus
Well fuck. As if I wasn't already creeped out by ticks.
Aranon1183
One of my biggest fears is being bit by the tick that makes you permanently allergic to red meat.
Psychonoticon
I feel you. And I just moved to a ripe place….wish me luck…
w0rkh0lic1
New fear unlocked!
Se7enEvil666
Zetor
Maybe Svalbard isn't such a bad place...
Justminutesago
“polar bear attaches to girl’s eyeball”
Vanamonde
https://imgur.com/c5nrOq9
BenderRodriguz1010
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1amI3c294YTNrZXQxZWRqa2RtN2FzZmw5bGUxanp1a2VyMnp0eTJ3YiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/5nsiFjdgylfK3csZ5T/200w.webp
Slaughterhouse66
Sorry, mam.
TvoroyrarButtFella
This kills the eye
LiarLiarPantsUntier
You win some, you lose some.
CeoHuntingSeason
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1b212azA4MGNsbWRzaXIxODc3MncwaHIydTN2NDZnbXA0OXZwdGF1bCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/zrnWfF9FTRwl6xb7wf/200w.webp
CE0485
Ticks……name a more useless thing
ProfessorMuChao
Malaria-transmitting mosquitoes?
I'm all about "each and every creature has its place in the web of life," but honestly, I'm willing to make an exception for these two.
TheButtInButterfly
and wasps. can we just eliminate wasps and replace them with more bumbles?
ProfessorMuChao
Depends on the wasp. A lot of them are harmless and are active pollinators, parasitic wasps are great for natural pest control. Now, ground-nesting yellow jackets, on the other hand? Fuck those angry little bastards.
TheButtInButterfly
those are pretty much the only ones that come to my mind yeah
SploogeMcDuck316
theres probably a replacement bug thats much more harmless that can take its place. Like with mosquitos, kill off the biters and there are tons of other mosquito species that dont require blood meals. I am sure there is also a bug that can replace the tick's purpose in the food chain.