Asia's longhorned tick takes its first documented bite in the U.S.

MPR ^ | 7 June 2019 | Fran Kritz

[DUMBGRUNT]

And this species is definitely different from other ticks -- in ways that are potentially worrisome to humans.

First, female longhorned ticks can reproduce without the aid of a male. A single female can lay thousands of eggs, which will hatch into more females.

[Truthoverpower]

I counted at least seven or eight different species that I took off myself the other day

That would be here in Northern California

Some are actually quite attractive with striped patterns and other things

It’s a weird thing here in California because they’re only around for a couple months right after the rains are over

And I’ve noticed that they’re only in certain areas where there’s a ton of them and then another is there is zero

It’s not like the East Coast where they’re everywhere

Obviously at some point the tix need something with blood to suck on her they can’t survive

[PIF]

Snarky today eh?

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Tlaib and Omar? Hillary and Pelosi? Schiff and Swallowswell?

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.google.com/search?q=longhorned+ticks&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&tbm=isch

[Robert A Cook PE]

As a Texas A&M graduate, with over 15 other A&M graduates and students as brothers, sisters, wives and in-laws, I really dislike any Tickus Longhorns.

Regardless of their size, body weight, or horn length.

[SunkenCiv]

LOL!