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Last Saturday I ventured into the Aussie bush (both)

Walking through the sometimes thick bush.
Last night I felt a bump on the back of my thigh. Turns out a tick had buried it’s head into me. :scream:
Ticks here in Western Australia are not very harmful to humans.
Western Australian ticks are predominately the common Ornate kangaroo tick.
Not dangerous to humans though at rare times infection may occur at the bite site.
I simply ripped it off, no doubt leaving it’s head in my thigh. This will eventually be expelled.
The bacteria that causes Lyme disease has not been found in Australian ticks so most likely Bretrick will suffer no ill effect from that pesky pest that had it’s last meal courtesy of moir.
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Mindful · 56-60, F
What no original photo, you didn't ask the tick to wait to take a selfie?🙃
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
That's a big problem here too...
meggie · F
I didn't realise they have 8 legs, like a spider
Gusman · 61-69, M
@meggie They are what is known as a parasitic arachnid.

 
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