Re: RC: Dropping Ticks!

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/15/99 11:55:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, toppere@siu.edu 
writes:

<<  when I take the horses
 to any of the state parks I go really fast when you start to hear the ticks
 fall. They are in the trees here. >>

Ahhh yes, the elusive Cougar Tick.  Here in California they are huge and make 
a loud noise when they drop off the trees in search of their prey.  They have 
been known to carry off small children who were left unattended in ridecamps 
(probably nabbed a few of those loose dogs too).  The Cougar Tick is the main 
reason most Californians wear helmets.  We used to have thousands of naked 
hikers, but the Cougar Tick has effectively "nipped that problem in the bud" 
(so to speak).  They  are particularly aggressive during mating season (I'd 
better stop now).

Sylvia (sorry, couldn't resist this one)


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