ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Opossums@lemmy.world · edit-28 days agoOpossum Fact: Opossums do not eat tickslemmy.worldimagemessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1262arrow-down1imageOpossum Fact: Opossums do not eat tickslemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM to Opossums@lemmy.world · edit-28 days agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
Source (a fascinating read): https://outdoor.wildlifeillinois.org/articles/debunking-the-myth-opossums-dont-eat-ticks
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 days agoUh yeah they absolutely live in some of the same environments, what are you talking about? They both live in the Midwest US for sure.
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·8 days agowell it’s definitely situational because in Washington State they don’t
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days 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.
minus-squareMrQuallzin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoI’ve seem more than my fair share of possums here
Uh yeah they absolutely live in some of the same environments, what are you talking about? They both live in the Midwest US for sure.
well it’s definitely situational because in Washington State they don’t
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.
I’ve seem more than my fair share of possums here