ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Opossums@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoOpossum Fact: Opossums do not eat tickslemmy.worldimagemessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1265arrow-down1imageOpossum Fact: Opossums do not eat tickslemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM to Opossums@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
Source (a fascinating read): https://outdoor.wildlifeillinois.org/articles/debunking-the-myth-opossums-dont-eat-ticks
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoHaving done very minimal research, yes they do. Just because you don’t see them hanging out doesn’t mean they’re not there. Here’s the opossum’s range, at least three of these ticks live in the same region.
Having done very minimal research, yes they do. Just because you don’t see them hanging out doesn’t mean they’re not there. Here’s the opossum’s range, at least three of these ticks live in the same region.