Why Ticks Are So Hard To Kill

Ticks are one pest you don’t want to mess with. Once they find a secluded spot on your skin, they use two hook-like structures to tear into your flesh. Then they insert a barbed straw and get to work. If that’s not bad enough, ticks also transmit at least 16 different diseases to humans, such as Lyme. And research suggests that several species of ticks — and the diseases they carry — are now spreading in the US.

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Why Ticks Are So Hard To Kill

[robloxdoorsfan]

Cockroaches: I am the most annoying pest on the planet.

Ticks: How cute.

[SeilionMario]

My dog used to have ticks sometimes in the summer and I would take them out with a tick tweezer, put them in a piece of paper towel and I would burn it with a lighter. The tick would explode and burn and that's really the only way to get rid of those spawns of hell.

[catfan]

“Ticks are hard to kill!”

My grandma: *literally burns them*

[JunkyardDigs]

Fun Fact: do NOT use a match or alcohol to try and make a tick "back out". This causes them to vomit, which massively increases the chance for disease transmission. Just grab em rip em off 🤘

[sleepyy]

“Ticks are hard to kill”
Me: *gets hairspray and lighter*

[starcherry]

Protect your animals from these
They are the most vulnerable, especially if they have thick fur

[mohitgrewal]

How to avoid ticks:


*"Don't go outside"*

[beaverdctor]

Opossums eat 90% of ticks that stick to them and also eat those they find on other surfaces. Imma take opossums to my hikes now.

[DiamondrBlue]

"This tick can clone itself"
*BACK TF UP* 😨😰

[Duhchampion]

"It can clone itself"
Me: *Say sike right now*

[phill]

Also check the groin area, scalp, and around armpits for ticks that have latched. They love hiding in dark moist hard to spot areas. I stopped hiking and camping in tick country. Just too many and the risk of Lyme or other diseases is not worth it to me anymore esp when you’re older and your health is paramount.

[brennonmitchell]

“Why it’s so hard to kill ticks”
*pulls out lighter with a smile*

[flayrekapperz]

Be good to possums guys, they can hardly get rabies and they eat thousands of ticks each.

[cosp_ride]

"ticks are literally on a quest...FOR BLOOD!!!" *immediately puts on hand*

[volvoxglobator]

"Why ticks are so hard to kill" Literally doesn't explain why ticks are so hard to kill.

[dlasher]

Opossums!! Our friendly tick destroyers. They eat a lot of ticks.

[oeungtichheang]

*me after watching video*

‘Why is my body itchy’

[oopsitsdeleted]

“Ticks are hard to kill”
The grandma in ratatouille: _pathetic_

[kamisama]

"It sneaks into a concealed crevice"
This is why I sleep with headphones on.

[dontmindme]

Mosquito: yo yo yo I can suck blood without detection

Tick: hold my blood