• dbx12OP
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    12 days ago

    Fuck ticks man. I can get behind insects being important for cadaver clean up and all that but those creepy crawlies just exist to fuck other living beings up.

    • over_clox@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      But ticks aren’t insects, they’re arachnids, 8 legs, not 6.

      Still not good either way, I’ve been bitten myself 4 times in life by ticks, 3 of those on the same day. Thankfully I never experienced paralysis or any other serious long term effects, but oh boy I was sick as hell for the next week or so after the 3 ticks 1 day episode…

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        12 days ago

        I found like 4 on me just last year. I try and check but they are so tiny it’s hard to know what is a small scab from a thorn and what is a tick. Sometimes only find them a day or 2 later.