4 ms·
Ok I thought this was just an overdramatic headline but ticks actually killed a cow by bleeding it dry? What the hell? Holy $&@!#%@! I would hope humans could
by vikramkr 7y ago
Ok I thought this was just an overdramatic headline but ticks actually killed a cow by bleeding it dry? What the hell? Holy $&@!#%@!
I would hope humans could at least fight them off if it takes them a while to suck out the blood - jump into an river or something compared to a cow which probably couldn't swat at all of them like a human would. But this is the stuff of horrors
- thenewwazoo 7y agoNo, your first instinct was right. From the NC Dept of Ag and Consumer services, "Recently, the deaths of five cows in Surry County were linked to acute anemia caused by tick infestations."
- onetimemanytime 7y ago>>An unfed female is typically 2.0–2.6 mm long and 1.5–1.8 mm wide, and grows to 9.8 mm long and 8.2 mm wide with engorgement Keep doing it for a while along with your gazillion friends and the cow is toast. Amazing how much harm a tick can do....drop hundreds of these few via parachutes in the enemy territory and grab popcorn.