Animals: Today, I learned that not only do wood ticks have a habit of...

By seadrick - 06/06/2015 16:19 - Canada - Granville Ferry

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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By Anonymous - 29/05/2013 04:32 - United States - Sparta

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

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By Anonymous - 21/02/2015 15:12 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I found out the hard way that blood-filled deer ticks can look a lot like black jelly beans. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/03/2023 12:00 - Germany - Leer

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

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By Luna - 22/07/2012 02:30 - United States - Carmel

Today, I found a tick half-buried in my nipple. FML

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Yucky!

By theapplesleader - 23/12/2019 03:00 - United States - Washington

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

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Creepy crawlies

By Anonymous - 27/07/2020 17:01

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

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By santasadiekins - 17/08/2011 17:25 - United States

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

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By lbg2msf - 06/11/2013 18:08 - United States - Biloxi

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

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By Ouchmybum - 03/11/2018 12:00

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

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By Anonymous - 14/02/2010 14:21 - United States

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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Sunday 7 June 2015 17:08

When wood ticks have more friends than you

kshark350 12

Sunday 7 June 2015 17:15

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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Drosophila82 18

Tuesday 9 June 2015 10:35

Oh dude get on some antibiotics and get tested for borrelia burgdorferi, ticks transmit Lyme disease, nasty business

Hiimhaileypotter 52

Wednesday 10 June 2015 2:39

Wood ticks don't carry the bacteria that causes Lyme. Only black-legged (deer) ticks can transmit the disease.

billtronics 2

Wednesday 10 June 2015 16:08

That is a myth. Ticks do NOT fall from trees, especially 5 or more. They crawl to areas of exposed skin. If you found them up near your neck or head then they crawled there.

sadbuttru95 13

Monday 15 June 2015 0:59

Omg. I feel so bad for you

Mibby 11

Sunday 21 June 2015 22:26

Always wear a hat when walking in woodsy areas and use essential oils such as cedarwood on your skin and clothing to deter insects.

Jader1225 0

Saturday 4 July 2015 6:55

Yeah that definitely sucks. I live in the sticks and when I say I probably have 50 tick bites so far this year that's no lie. I actually have a garter belt of bites from one tiny tick while I was sleeping. Good dozen or so there.