Today, I learned that not only do wood ticks have a habit of dropping off of branches onto you as you walk under them, they also like to hang out in groups of five or six. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to the Doctor's for a mole my husband had said was, "growing and changing color". It turned out to be a wood tick. My husband knew, but said it was too "icky" to take off himself. FML
Today, I found out the hard way that blood-filled deer ticks can look a lot like black jelly beans. FML
Today, I had a walk-in: a tiny tick, crawling through my bathroom window, looking down at me in the shower, wondering whether I might be tasty. The window was closed, by the way. FML
Today, I found a tick half-buried in my nipple. FML
Today, I picked my dog up and nibbled her ear. On the tip of her ear was a large tick, which burst, sending blood into my mouth. FML
Today, a friend of mine told me, after coming over to my house for years, that she has tiny "bugs" that are attached to her and follow her wherever she goes. FML
Today, I was camping out under the stars on my trampoline. I was just about asleep when I felt a tickle on my arm. Figuring it was an ant, I brushed it off. The rest of the red ants crawling up my arm didn't like that. FML
Today, I walked under a tree and heard birds chirping from above. I stopped and looked up, only to catch a face full of bird shit. FML
Today, whilst out on a walk with the dogs, I decided to explore a different part of the woods. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my bum. Then another. And another. I realised it was wasps and ran. I've been stung 11 times and have to go back tomorrow for the coat I dropped. FML
Today, I realized that the "pimples" on my back weren't pimples at all. Because I was unable to see how bad they were for the last week, I never caught on to the fact the they were, in fact, ticks. FML
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flopstar 21
When wood ticks have more friends than you
kshark350 12
Make sure you get them all... You should put them in a bag and send them to get analyzed to see if they carry Lyme's Disease. In Alberta, you an send them in through the local Veterinarian. Keep a watch on the areas that they bit... Watch out for any "bullseyes" developing on your skin. My cousin is very active outdoors and got Lyme's disease from a tick... Took them over a year to diagnose it properly so that he could get treatment! :S
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Comments (45)
ohSNAPyall 27
This is why you should wear a hat next time you walk in the woods.
abNormal62 23
You don't travel with a posse? There's strength in numbers my friend. You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.
worldclassrager 41
Tick tock tick tock...fall now!
Monnet_fml 4
Hey atleast you found them right away. The bastards had a sleepover last time I went out hiking.
Selene1090 26
I first read this as "Wood Sticks". I was really confusesd as to why tree branches were attacking you.
sturschaedel 27
Next time rub organic raw coconut oil mixed with lavender essential oil on your exposed skin (especially around your ankles, wrists and neckline), the lauric acid in the coconut oil and the smell of the lavender work as tick repellents. Also wear clothes with tight cuffs and high socks/stockings.
siggy_mcsigx 22
Or take a shower in vinegar before you go out, if you're feeling truly daring.
DaRito 25
Ticks are more terrifying than spiders in my opinion.
gobiteme2 34
Did you go back and count how many were in each group.
buckdharma 38
They wanted some head.
anonamous14 9
One time I walked into a nest of baby ones! It was hell trying to get them all off
sturschaedel 27
The same thing happened to my mum while gardening. By the time she got back inside and into the shower about 70 or so had bitten. Thankfully they didn't carry Lyme disease and she is immunised against encephalitis.
haleymak_ 14
omg #30 & #31, you both made me never want to leave my house again