Sounds like a really gruesome headline for a newspaper somewhere, doesn't it? Just part of the average life-cycle for an Australian cattle tick.
I have to say, it sounds like a really boring life. Hatch, climb grass, find animal, eat constantly for a few days, drop off, lay eggs, die. It's not like you can even travel about and see things. At least a flea has the opportunity to move around and try a few different hosts out for a variety of flavours.
Some critters just get the short end of the stick. I'd pity them, if I didn't feel compelled to KILL THEM ALL! What's the point of humans being responsible for who-knows-how-many species' extinctions if we can't wipe out the cattle tick, that's what I want to know.
No comments:
Post a Comment