ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Opossums@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agoOpossum Fact: Opossums do not eat tickslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1265arrow-down1external-linkOpossum Fact: Opossums do not eat tickslemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM to Opossums@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
Source (a fascinating read): https://outdoor.wildlifeillinois.org/articles/debunking-the-myth-opossums-dont-eat-ticks
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months 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-down2·3 months agowell it’s definitely situational because in Washington State they don’t
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 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.
minus-squareMrQuallzin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months 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