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[-] greedytacothief@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago

Ticks.

They seem to just make everything worse, and I don't think anything only eats ticks. Not to mention the diseases they carry.

[-] lyam23@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Possums eat ticks. It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make, ticks are awful.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Possums don't live exclusively on ticks, they don't even particularly have a penchant for eating ticks. There was just one study that showed they could eat ticks and potentially have a resistance to some diseases.

Edit: sauce - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34298355/

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

Possums sure can eat some other bug/arachnoid don't need those vermin.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 months ago

Ticks and mosquitos.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Do they make everything worse in ways other than disease?

[-] greedytacothief@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I don't think they have much effect on the flora of an area, but humans are not the only fauna that are harmed by ticks.

Also they get in my dreams and I usually have at least one tick related nightmare a year, so please do understand I speak with some hyperbole.

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