US invaded by savage tick that sucks animals dry, spawns without mating

[zippy12]

https://arstechnica.com/science/201...that-sucks-animals-dry-spawns-without-mating/

 

[oldsmokerdude]

Just curious.....if they reproduce asexually, why are there male and female ticks? I've read about these invaders elsewhere...nasty business.

 

[buzzy]

Dave
Thanks. I read a much less informative article on this last week. One more nonnative pest to deal with

 

[kruizer]

Yup, we're all gonna die!!!

 

[Bearcarver]

"They speculated that the population might have a ratio of about one male to 400 females."

That would have been great in my younger days, but I couldn't handle that ratio any more!! No Way!

Bear

 

[agrasyuk]

Nasty stuff, those buggers give me the creeps .had to remove one of those suckers form ear of my 5YO, luckily not in ear canal itlesf. quite a thing.

 

[gmc2003]

Ah come on bear you can do it that's why they made that little blue pill. BTW are you and your family in VT. We have a sleuth of Bears roaming around getting into all types of mischief. :)

Chris

 

[bbqbrett]

Horrible. Sounds like something out of a Scyfy channel movie but for real.

 

[Bearcarver]

Living right in the middle of the woods gets us all these types of critters, however we haven't seen a Tic this year yet.
Usually have them all over---I even had one upstairs, walking across my iMac27 a few years ago.

We didn't see any of our other new pest yet this year---The dreaded "Spotted Lanternfly"!!!
I think they show up a little later in the Summer/Fall.

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

Ah come on bear you can do it that's why they made that little blue pill. BTW are you and your family in VT. We have a sleuth of Bears roaming around getting into all types of mischief. :)

Chris

Wasn't us!!
Probably these guys!! They like to hang around neighborhood Decks!!

 

[ArturoCosta]

Thanks for sharing.