These goddamn things are there only animal I know that really eats wood ticks. Yes, I know, you think possums do too. They don't, unless it's the only thing you feed them.
You have crushed one thing that I admired opposums for based on misinformation, but they are still cool!
It looks like the tick myth came from a research study where they assumed the opposums were eating ticks, but may have just not bled fast enough for thr ticks to be full and drop off.
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DemBoSain@midwest.social · 16 pts · 1y
These goddamn things are there only animal I know that really eats wood ticks. Yes, I know, you think possums do too. They don't, unless it's the only thing you feed them.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
You have crushed one thing that I admired opposums for based on misinformation, but they are still cool!
It looks like the tick myth came from a research study where they assumed the opposums were eating ticks, but may have just not bled fast enough for thr ticks to be full and drop off.
https://outdoor.wildlifeillinois.org/articles/debunking-the-myth-opossums-dont-eat-ticks