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[โ€“] lyam23 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Possums eat ticks. It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make, ticks are awful.

[โ€“] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Possums don't live exclusively on ticks, they don't even particularly have a penchant for eating ticks. There was just one study that showed they could eat ticks and potentially have a resistance to some diseases.

Edit: sauce - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34298355/

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Possums sure can eat some other bug/arachnoid don't need those vermin.