Actually not much difference between a tick and a mosquito except the mosquito makes you itch after he infects you. Both carry serious disease. And both may do nothing (except the mosquito leaves you scratching). I once got some photographs of a local plane crash (small plane) hoping to sell them to the local newspaper. (I did) After I got out of the woods, I pulled ticks off me for 3 days. Wife and I estimate between 25 – 30 ticks. (We lost count) No disease. So to me they are about the same. Some carry serious disease, some jsut annoy you.
They’re also pollinators. When they’re not sucking our blood, they’re visiting flowers for actual food (our blood isn’t for nutritional value for them, it’s purely for making eggs).
OMG. I’m just now reading a short story involving a disease normally spread by a certain kind of tick, but now being spread by a modified kind of mosquito.
Enter.Name.Here almost 5 years ago
“Diseases gotta be spread around, and if I don’t do it, who will?”
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Bat food.
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 5 years ago
With the aid of our (ugh!) blood.
Sportymonk almost 5 years ago
Actually not much difference between a tick and a mosquito except the mosquito makes you itch after he infects you. Both carry serious disease. And both may do nothing (except the mosquito leaves you scratching). I once got some photographs of a local plane crash (small plane) hoping to sell them to the local newspaper. (I did) After I got out of the woods, I pulled ticks off me for 3 days. Wife and I estimate between 25 – 30 ticks. (We lost count) No disease. So to me they are about the same. Some carry serious disease, some jsut annoy you.
Willywise52 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The only thing that makes ticks look good is a jar of alcohol.For them to float in.
dukedoug almost 5 years ago
Making more of one’s species is a purpose shared by all of us lifeforms.
chromosome Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Lots of critters find them delicious!
KEA almost 5 years ago
He didn’t mention food for bats
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
My favorite insect: Dragonfly food! (By the way: I’ll take mosquito over a tick anyday!)
Mediatech almost 5 years ago
On the scale of blood suckers, mosquitoes rank just below leeches and just above politicians.
Kevin Jordan almost 5 years ago
They’re also pollinators. When they’re not sucking our blood, they’re visiting flowers for actual food (our blood isn’t for nutritional value for them, it’s purely for making eggs).
TXD2 almost 5 years ago
From a retired groomer…At least the darn ticks hold still! So you can get ’em! :)
Boise Ed Premium Member almost 5 years ago
OMG. I’m just now reading a short story involving a disease normally spread by a certain kind of tick, but now being spread by a modified kind of mosquito.