Source (a fascinating read): https://outdoor.wildlifeillinois.org/articles/debunking-the-myth-opossums-dont-eat-ticks
She found worms, a French fry, broken glass, and a mostly undigested shrew
really does paint a vivid picture of the opossum’s whole vibe - just an absolute gremlin waddling through life eating whatever, completely unbothered
Just FYI, I got a lot of flak for mentioning this fact in opossum communities on social media sites. No one wants to believe that they aren’t these amazing tick-eating heroes.
I say they are still heroes and prevent a lot of disease and nastiness! They just don’t eat ticks.
Wait really? Because I just recently made a joke which would look really stupid in retrospect
The pro possum propaganda is acceptable as it increases their PR.
Kind of a bummer, but they still eat rotting dead stuff, so that's still a net benefit.
Glad somebody is out there checking on this stuff. Lazy science really ticks me off.
Up is down, down is up! Everything I was told is a lie!
sop who DOES eat the ticks??
You can’t just ask them to their faces. Of course they’re going to deny it.
That's the most horrified opossum expression I've ever seen!
Boo, fuck off to this source. There are always possum haters that want to kill them all that deny they eat ticks and kill their stupid chickens.
They forgot to account for oppssoum ticks georg
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