• arbilp3@aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    Plenty of ticks where I live too. I’ve had as many as you (but it’s not a competition - bloody annoying!)

  • Bipauler@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Why is that tick white like that, is that a empty sheep tick or do y’all have different varieties than over in NA? I’m mostly used to deer ticks.

      • Bipauler@sh.itjust.works
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        3 days ago

        North America. Idk about ticks very well aside from the two I’ve seen around my whole life, deer and sheep. Then I learned about seed ticks (the hard way, covered in dozens and dozens), and at first thought they were a new kind I didn’t know about, but I think they are just baby deer tick (pinhead sized, yuck). Didn’t know if there’s varieties that aren’t around here I didn’t know of.

        • Zagorath@quokk.auEnglish
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          3 days ago

          North America

          But this is the Brisbane community, on the Australian instance?

          • Bipauler@sh.itjust.works
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            3 days ago

            I know, but I browse by all, and it was before I really noticed the comm or instance :p that’s why I was wondering if y’all have different varieties of ticks. Never seen one that looked like that before here, didn’t know if white ticks were normal, or if maybe it was a sheep tick or something that was tiny.

            • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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              2 days ago

              Ok I just looked it up. I’m pretty sure the one on me had eight legs not six. Or maybe the front two things are pincers, I really don’t know.

              Edit. Just had another look and it had eight legs. Sorry in some other online info it said that the very young ones have six legs which is what I’m referring to.

              ““Grass ticks” are not a separate species. The term usually refers to the tiny, newly-hatched larval stage of the Australian Paralysis Tick (Ixodes holocyclus), also known as “seed” or “pepper” ticks. Though only 0.5 to 1.5 mm in size, their bites are just as dangerous as adult ticks and can transmit paralysis, severe allergies (including red meat allergy), or transmit tick-borne diseases.”

              • Bipauler@sh.itjust.works
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                2 days ago

                I know the deer ticks here can cause the red meat allergy along with Lyme disease and stuff, but man, I don’t know if I’ve heard about paralysis! Ticks that can paralyze you sound fucking terrifying! My brother in Christ, to think I was going to inquire about being an honorary Aussie lol. I’m a little scared now! I mean I already knew y’all had some interesting wildlife, but oh my goodness! 😱😨

                • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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                  1 day ago

                  I had a quick look into paralysis ticks.

                  “No, paralysis from tick bites is generally not permanent. The condition is caused by a neurotoxin in the tick’s saliva that disrupts nerve-to-muscle signals. Once the tick is removed and the toxin leaves the body, normal muscle function typically returns.”

                  So you should visit soon. You won’t want to leave. Where are you by the way ?

            • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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              2 days ago

              (My boss said it was a grass tick. He told me that he used to collect ticks and sell them to vets so that they could milk them to get antibodies. I hadn’t heard of that before.

              He said to catch them put a white sheet down in the area and they’ll gather onto that.)

              • Bipauler@sh.itjust.works
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                2 days ago

                I’m imagining a cattle sized tick with udders and a vet in a lab coat on a milk stool lol. Grass tick, cool, I might have to go down the Wikipedia rabbit hole :p

  • SaneMartigan@aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    I’ve read in the states they say to save it and take it to the hospital to see if you need the Lyme disease pill. I don’t know if it’s a thing here.