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[–] 11 points 1 year ago*

You have crushed one thing that I admired opposums for based on misinformation, but they are still cool!

It looks like the tick myth came from a research study where they assumed the opposums were eating ticks, but may have just not bled fast enough for thr ticks to be full and drop off.

https://outdoor.wildlifeillinois.org/articles/debunking-the-myth-opossums-dont-eat-ticks

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