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itsdavetho@lemmy.world
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Cute and he’s so happy to do it Thank u lil guy

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GFHC406@lemmy.world
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Apparently, that may not be the case. Not to be that guy, 'cause ya know, memes lol, but the jury is still out on whether or not they eat ticks at all…

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353264681_Are_Virginia_opossums_really_ecological_traps_for_ticks_Groundtruthing_laboratory_observations

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tech@lemmy.world
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Well, they still can’t get rabies and don’t really cause many problems. They’re still alright in my book.

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outdated_belated@lemmy.sdf.org
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Wait, do they eat ticks? I would have thought their mouths would be too big to grab them.

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