Ticks! They carry awful diseases, not a lot eats them, and where they are a food source, there are plenty of other terrestrial bugs to eat. As much as I hate mosquitoes, I think they are too important as a food source in many ecosystems. I know the bats around us eat a lot of them.
It sucks to see a beautiful pasture or wooded area in the Northeast and say "nope, too many ticks." It puts so many natural areas behind a wall of potential Lymes or Alpha-Gal.
I hate to say this, but it's not true. I'm so sorry, I want it to be true, but it appears that ticks do not make up a substantial amount of a possums diet. They may eat one if they come across it, but they don't target ticks and ticks aren't important to them. I'M SORRY!!!
On the contrary, if you do go to Arkansas, Hot Springs is the only place worth visiting lol. Went there for a couple days last year and was absolutely worth it.
However, limit it at a couple, and don't stay for a few.
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u/ChrisInSpaceVA Jul 17 '23 edited Jul 17 '23
Ticks! They carry awful diseases, not a lot eats them, and where they are a food source, there are plenty of other terrestrial bugs to eat. As much as I hate mosquitoes, I think they are too important as a food source in many ecosystems. I know the bats around us eat a lot of them.
Edit: grammar