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This is the fourth tick that I've found on myself. Approximately in the last 18 months. Damn the little pricks dig in deep and make a mess. (europe.pub)

submitted 1 month ago by DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone to c/brisbane@aussie.zone

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[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

(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.)

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I'm sorry you milk what for a living?

Oh. Ticks with a TEE

[–] Bipauler@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks 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