OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca to Memes@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoOpossums Kill Ticks by the Thousandslemmy.caimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down110
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minus-squareMasterBlaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoActually, they do. The ticks attach to them during their nocturnal travels, then they eat them during grooming.
minus-squarelemmyshmemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down20·3 years agoI’m talking about the rumor that possums kill lots of ticks which isn’t true.
minus-squareMasterBlaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoOh, yes. I see that a 2021 study countered the the 2009 one. Too bad, we need to kill lots of ticks!
minus-squarelemmyshmemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down15·3 years agoYeah, but at least possums are still ugly-cute
Actually, they do. The ticks attach to them during their nocturnal travels, then they eat them during grooming.
I’m talking about the rumor that possums kill lots of ticks which isn’t true.
Oh, yes. I see that a 2021 study countered the the 2009 one. Too bad, we need to kill lots of ticks!
Yeah, but at least possums are still ugly-cute