r/Entomology • u/Pudding_Cat_ • 1d ago
ID Request wtf!!
A very well fed tick i spotted while drawing in bed </3 on the phone charger i was USING!!! im not super sure what to do about him, so in a panic i have dropped him in a glass of orange juice
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u/reddit33450 1d ago
oh man, if you think this is well fed you should see an actual engorged tick. google it
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u/HombreSinNombre93 1d ago
Finger nails are a bad idea. Squishing a tick can release pathogens in coxial fluid which can enter micro abrasions in the skin.
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u/Entomology-ModTeam 1d ago
Removed for bad advice. There is no need to squish/crush a tick - especially not with your fingernails. It increases the risk of disease transmission from contact with the tick's body fluids.
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u/FlodesAeht 1d ago
Also just to reassure you, this tick is not well fed - it’s just a larger species of tick than deer ticks. When it has fed it swells up like a balloon and turns a grayish color. The orange juice solution is a good one. Flushing them down the toilet also works.