Tick information.

[rhodium103@mastodon.social]

@LikeItOrLumpIt
"They climb grass and wait for you."

When you put it that way, it sounds way worse.

[likeitorlumpit@mstdn.social]

@Rhodium103
Menacing!

[likeitorlumpit@mstdn.social]

@Wallflower

Me too. I'm wondering if they can latch onto birds.

[mtconleyuk@mastodonapp.uk]

@LikeItOrLumpIt @Nerde
Opossums love ticks. Nom nom nom. More ‘possums!

[photovotary@beige.party]

@LikeItOrLumpIt The bane of my existence.

[photovotary@beige.party]

@Kierkegaanks @LikeItOrLumpIt But they looooove you. And their love is not a healthy kind of love.

[croyle@wandering.shop]

@LikeItOrLumpIt I forget the exact numbers from the early study, but it was found that permethrin on the shoes alone reduced ticks by something like 80 or 90%.

When I was about 8 years old I got my first tick, which was in the location (base of skull) shown where the fingertips are in the "check after every outing" image. To this day, 50 years later, any time I wonder about ticks my hand automatically goes to that spot!

[sir_osis_of_liver@beige.party]

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We never had ticks in this part of the country growing up. Blackflies, horseflies, mosquitos aplenty, but no ticks.

Well the little fuckers are here now.

[likeitorlumpit@mstdn.social]

@Sir_Osis_of_Liver Sorry they made their way up there.

[awethatsparkle@mstdn.social]

@LikeItOrLumpIt
Such good information here! Thanks, Annie, for sharing this. I hope you have a great holiday weekend

[cgsines@mastodon.world]

@LikeItOrLumpIt @Wallflower

maybe someone flicked one from their arm . . . you never know where they're gonna land . . .

[wallflower@beige.party]

@cgsines
No one was near me. Just me with my dog walking.
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[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@LikeItOrLumpIt @corbden this appears to be ai slop

[sir_osis_of_liver@beige.party]

@LikeItOrLumpIt

It kind of sucks. But I'm sharing that info sheet with people, so thanks Annie!

The first summer we were out west, one evening Mrs was in the bathroom getting ready to take a bath. All of a sudden she ran out naked shrieking: "COME HERE QUICK!"
"AWESOME!"
"NO YOU IDIOT! WHAT IS THIS AND GET IT OFF OF ME!"

It was the first time she'd seen a tick, and it was on her thigh. It hadn't really embedded yet, so it came off easily. Catastrophe averted.

[amiserabilist@beige.party]

@Sir_Osis_of_Liver @LikeItOrLumpIt

https://www.otom.com/en/tick-twister/27-Frequently-asked-questions-about-tick-removal

[likeitorlumpit@mstdn.social]

@amiserabilist @Sir_Osis_of_Liver

My friend Vicki's Husband contracted Lyme Disease last summer and he's having ill effects from it.

[sir_osis_of_liver@beige.party]

@LikeItOrLumpIt @amiserabilist

Mum's care worker had one on her eyelid of all places.

Her eye was puffy, but is better now. Hopefully she didn't end up with anything.

[bardmoss@autistics.life]

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While that could generally be correct, I have felt them land on top of my head and brushed them off. That was an awful tall piece of grass. If they can climb grass, they can climb bark.

[glasspusher@beige.party]

@LikeItOrLumpIt I have a nervous tic

[amiserabilist@beige.party]

@LikeItOrLumpIt @Sir_Osis_of_Liver

i am interested in microbiology, but don't want to bore you.

type #BugFacts if you would like to know more.

you can cancel at anytime.

i hope vicki's husband has a full recovery.