• @lemmyshmemmy
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    72 years ago

    They don’t actually, but they’re adorable and people should leave them alone.

    • @MasterBlaster
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      12 years ago

      Actually, they do. The ticks attach to them during their nocturnal travels, then they eat them during grooming.

      • @lemmyshmemmy
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        -132 years ago

        I’m talking about the rumor that possums kill lots of ticks which isn’t true.

        • @MasterBlaster
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          12 years ago

          Oh, yes. I see that a 2021 study countered the the 2009 one. Too bad, we need to kill lots of ticks!

          • @lemmyshmemmy
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            -122 years ago

            Yeah, but at least possums are still ugly-cute