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EPISODE · Oct 14, 2020 · 41 MIN

Ticks

from Varmints! · host Peep

This week Kate Shaw from the Strange Animals Podcast joins Paul to get really squicked out about ticks. Bleh. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/health/tick-mosquito-repellant-nootkatone.html https://entomologytoday.org/2018/01/16/up-close-look-tiny-sensory-pits-ticks-use-smell/ https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/03/20/594922001/watch-how-a-tick-digs-its-hooks-into-you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_lz8hvkYVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSbk9Vn5eCU https://youtu.be/mTgcKPspE9s https://www.newyorkupstate.com/news/2020/08/what-part-of-your-body-is-a-tick-mostly-likely-to-bite-upstate-study-has-the-answer.html https://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/tick5.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316112208.htm Featured image, "Soft tick" by dr relling is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Any other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: With technical support by Matthew Csomo, bed music by Kevin MacLeod, our logo was created by Imran Javed. Our vocal talent was done by the wonderful and supportive Josh Hallmark, Chris “The Toph” Green, Stacey and Frosty, Justine and Santiago.

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This week Kate Shaw from the Strange Animals Podcast joins Paul to get really squicked out about ticks. Bleh. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/health/tick-mosquito-repellant-nootkatone.html https://entomologytoday.org/2018/01/16/up-close-look-tiny-sensory-pits-ticks-use-smell/ https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/03/20/594922001/watch-how-a-tick-digs-its-hooks-into-you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_lz8hvkYVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSbk9Vn5eCU https://youtu.be/mTgcKPspE9s https://www.newyorkupstate.com/news/2020/08/what-part-of-your-body-is-a-tick-mostly-likely-to-bite-upstate-study-has-the-answer.html https://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/tick5.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316112208.htm Featured image, "Soft tick" [https://www.flickr.com/photos/agder/2794232538/in/photolist-5fVaZ5-J1UDdL-axSxwE-jGG4E-cSUCfu-nigVqL-4mmALY-9cTHxT-XrddRs-o5tvkq-5ed7RM-Y3g9mz-WNN1sX-23oRYBY-dWmrT-2gpgwc-2egAWre-98FcWg-nEG5wA-2eaPwqC-6QVTts-2jKUku9-2hd6ugt-Y34HCZ-fQFgVr-2gV1LJ9-XPLphn-o8REKX-d5NHvA-GkN8s2-23YrwNi-iuKDqf-5NLbx8-XPLoDP-jKj2ih-otye3T-padA9Y-PpczdA-PKuhA-os64pr-2i9du5N-L1BaB7-XM3eRA-8yBbm-8TCEwy-6sujKF-nTNPg5-bWuais-6suafg-feVLYi] by dr relling [https://www.flickr.com/photos/agder/] is licensed under CC BY 2.0 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=ccsearch&atype=rich] Any other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: With technical support by Matthew Csomo, bed music by Kevin MacLeod, our logo was created by Imran Javed. Our vocal talent was done by the wonderful and supportive Josh Hallmark, Chris "The Toph" Green, Stacey and Frosty, Justine and Santiago.

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