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20-Oct-2023 Carl Carbone

10/20/2023 - _42A3940.jpg

Yes, it's TICK season! Ugh, I hate these things. Never had to worry about them here until about 15-20 years ago. This is an Eastern Black-legged Tick that was crawling on Kodi. I pulled one off of me a couple of days ago and its mouth parts are still in my skin. Aargh! Luckily it had only been there for a few hours. Doxycycline to the rescue.



Yesterday's photo:

Canon EOS R5
1/60s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso320 full exif

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Kevin D Warren24-Oct-2023 20:17
Nasty blighters, I do a daily tick check every night - no fun at all to have one of these attached.
Don Mottershead23-Oct-2023 00:50
Vile bug! I gave Kailey her Bravecto medication a few weeks ago.
Julie Oldfield23-Oct-2023 00:05
Scary!
janescottcumming22-Oct-2023 12:09
The give me the creeps!
Tom LeRoy21-Oct-2023 22:06
A nasty little critter . Glad you took care of it. I’ve had a few run ins with these a real pain to get out ! V
Walter Otto Koenig21-Oct-2023 21:24
Interesting detail. Evidently common here. I've never seen one.
Doug Cruden21-Oct-2023 15:17
Yuck! Just yuck! We're seeing a rise in Lyme's here in the UK too...luckily I've not been bitten (touch wood) and am very careful when out and about walking in the hills
Arnie Peterschmidt21-Oct-2023 03:47
Nice to have a Dr. that will provide the prescription upon being bitten. Miserable little beasts!
joseantonio21-Oct-2023 03:09
good photo and details.V.
Pierre Martin21-Oct-2023 01:59
that the one who can give the lyme disease, beautiful picture!
Hank Vander Velde21-Oct-2023 01:58
Good creepy photo and good reminder for us all to be vigilant for these deadly disease bearing pests.
Liz Bickel21-Oct-2023 01:18
I HATE, HATE, HATE these things. Relatively uncommon a few years back, Lyme disease has absolutely exploded here. Even so, our current doctor still won't prescribe Doxycycline unless you know with certainty that the tick has been feeding on you for over 48 hours; plus, you also display the symptom of a bullseye rash. Go figure. Ticks here also carry something called Heartland Tick Disease https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/heartland-virus-disease-overview that is a virus (untreatable by antibiotics) and can be fatal. Great photo, but creepy that this thing was on Kodi. I've found ticks attached to Bailey 3 different times this year, and she doesn't go anywhere to pick up ticks. We removed them immediately, but still... My hubby also has gotten bitten several times this Summer, too, but he does a lot of work in the yard where the deer frequent. Thus, more exposure. To me, above is a "horror" photo. Ticks are so disgusting and can be so dangerous.
Helen Betts21-Oct-2023 01:13
Super closeup, but I think I’d faint if I saw one on me!
Missed Opportunities21-Oct-2023 00:08
I'm with you Carl - hate ticks; but in our area (NW Virginia) I'm even more upset with Chigger bites; a mid-summer big problem!
larose forest photos20-Oct-2023 23:35
Ticks are certainly moving north, especially these ones. They weren't found here either until about 15-20 years ago, now they're common. I've had so many on me over the last 5+ years I've lost count! Good photo of this one!
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