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Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 minutes ago

Meat production is a major contributor to climate change. This is almost as if nature is acting in self defense.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

I see the vegans are escalating their tactics.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 30 minutes ago

Jokes aside does it impact the love of dairy and eggs too?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

We'll convert the bloodmouths, one way or another! The next plan is mosquitoes that make you allergic to cheese.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

Yep, don't fuck with nature.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

Every time I go hiking with my dog I pull one of these little bastards off his fur. I cover him in permethrin, as well as every inch of my clothing, shoes and hat, so I'm not SUPER stressed about it, but it's still annoying. A couple days ago I found one in his tail floof (he's a golden so it's a giant poof.) The tick was near dead already by the time I got it untangled from his fur thanks to the permethrin though. Usually I spot the ticks on him either because they're on his head (where they're easy to spot immediately), or because they got tangled in his fur and couldn't jump off. I've never once seen one bite him thankfully.

It's wild to me because I have only seen other kinds of ticks twice so far this season, but otherwise it's all lone star ticks, which are not supposed to be the most common where I am. They're definitely more prominent this year though. Of all the tick diseases, alpha-gal terrifies me the most, so I'm not thrilled by this increase in lone stars.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago

And so their task force begins…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

I am hoping to take a vaccine that can kill them dead, or least take care of their parasites. As a guy who likes steaks, hot dogs, and juicy burgers, these ticks are abominations.

Oh, and the Wall of Flesh that prevents screwflys from spreading through the neck of Panama has started to fail. You and your pets will likely have your flesh being eaten.

What a wonderful time to live on the American continent. 🤕

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