The study was recently published in the Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. A research team led by Dr. Alena Žákovská collected ticks from the suburban area of Ruda in Brno, Czech Republic. They tested 100 Ixodes ricinus ticks, or castor bean ticks, which are found mainly throughout Europe, for their preference to drops of each blood type — A, B, AB, and O — placed on a petri dish. They recorded which drop each tick gravitated toward after spending two minutes sitting on the dish.
Apparently, type A blood was the most appealing to a tick’s palate, attracting 36 percent of the ticks in the study. On the flip side, type B was the least popular, drawing in a mere 15 percent of the small parasitic animals.
danketaz Premium Member almost 3 years ago
So that’s how RJ keeps the weight off.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Really. His blood sugar level must be astronomical. Fred will be leaping around like a crazed monkey on moonshine.
Breadboard almost 3 years ago
Verne let RJ “Win” this one ;-)
Dewey Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Is Verne getting jealous because Fred wants to neck with someone else?
Purple People Eater almost 3 years ago
Verne eats bark. How’s that going to make his blood taste?
Ellis97 almost 3 years ago
He’s doing you a favor, RJ.
PoodleGroomer almost 3 years ago
He is a cream filled donut burger.
richdell almost 3 years ago
Not feeling too good about the thought of a racoon croissan’wich.
Stephen Gilberg almost 3 years ago
In my experience, mosquitoes have a sweet…well, proboscis. They bite me less when I haven’t consumed much sugar lately.
briangj2 almost 3 years ago
The study was recently published in the Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. A research team led by Dr. Alena Žákovská collected ticks from the suburban area of Ruda in Brno, Czech Republic. They tested 100 Ixodes ricinus ticks, or castor bean ticks, which are found mainly throughout Europe, for their preference to drops of each blood type — A, B, AB, and O — placed on a petri dish. They recorded which drop each tick gravitated toward after spending two minutes sitting on the dish.
Apparently, type A blood was the most appealing to a tick’s palate, attracting 36 percent of the ticks in the study. On the flip side, type B was the least popular, drawing in a mere 15 percent of the small parasitic animals.
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/ticks-may-find-you-tastier-if-you-have-a-certain-blood-type#Rising-number-of-diseases-related-to-ticks
http://www.aaem.pl/Pilot-study-of-Ixodes-ricinus-ticks-preference-for-human-blood-groups-of-the-system,85167,0,2.html
Serial Pedant almost 3 years ago
Wood tick meth.