A tense dialouge is seen between those that see the narrow chicken/egg construct and those that live with the realities of living with nature. Only post it from a humor point of view because my yard is not invaded with deer…I have coyotes in a suburban setting.
“To begin with, ticks don’t fly, jump or blow around with the wind; these suspects are not ticks. They are small, very patient and amazing in their approach to locating their host/prey. Their purpose in life like so many species is to propagate their species. They don’t feed often, but when they do, they can acquire disease agents form one host and pass it to another host at a later feeding.”
What to avoid: Smothering or burning a tick could make it release fluid—which could be infected—into your body and increase your chance of infection.
Do not try to:
- Smother a tick that is stuck to your skin with petroleum jelly, nail polish, gasoline, or rubbing alcohol.
- Burn the tick while it is stuck to your skin.
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