#ticks

[hawkpartys]

Western Black-legged Tick(Ixodes pacificus) haunted by their vanquished enemy

[incognitopolls]

How many times have you been bitten by a tick?

Never

Once

Twice

3–4 times

5–7 times

8–10 times

11–19 times

20+ times

A bunch, I don't remember how many times

I'm not sure if I've been bitten by a tick

Voting ended onFeb 13, 2025

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[wontgetfooledagain]

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Endangered species come in all shapes and sizes; one often overlooked species is the Ryukyu rabbit tick. This species is endemic to only one island off the coast of southern Japan, and is one of the rarest parasites in the world. Adults feed exclusively on the equally rare and endangered amami rabbit, whose population has been in decline due to the introduction of mongoose and feral dogs on the island. Because of its rarity, the Ryukyu rabbit tick has become something of a flagship species for endangered 'uncharismatic fauna', as an example that you don't need to be cute and cuddly to be worth saving!

(Image: A Ryukyu rabbit tick (Haemaphysalis pentalagi) by Takamasa Nemoto)

[existennialmemes]

Absurd that tick borne illnesses exist. Like, the creature itself is not venomous, but if it bites you, you still might get incurably sick because their guts are a piggy bank for weird diseases.

This is an unreasonable enemy design and I demand that the devs fix this immediately.

[susanoos-wife]

[a-book-of-creatures]

Chelicerate anatomy, showing where the "head" is in each.

From Storer, Usinger, Stebbins, and Nybakken (1972) General Zoology (5th Ed.).