The Daily Populous Saturday October 19th, 2019 evening edition
π₯ Possum pulling ticks off a deer's face. Tick infestations are serious in the dry months and have even killed young ones. Possums love to eat ticks. This trail cam photo shows how nature in balance works π₯
They're tick destroying machines. They can eat like five thousand ticks a year. And since I live near an area where ticks can literally make you allergic to meat I appreciate that.
scyule on October 19th, 2019 at 09:39 UTC »
Dr. Possum will see you now
SniffCheck on October 19th, 2019 at 09:59 UTC »
Hereβs an example of symbiosis I never knew existed. That is really cool.
Lampmonster on October 19th, 2019 at 10:59 UTC »
They're tick destroying machines. They can eat like five thousand ticks a year. And since I live near an area where ticks can literally make you allergic to meat I appreciate that.