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Laffy Kat

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8. Possums can consume up to 4,000 ticks PER WEEK, folks.

Reply to lunasun (Reply #6)

Sat May 6, 2017, 10:37 PM

May 2017

They nom ticks and they especially enjoy the ticks that cause Lyme disease. Plus, there are really no downsides to possums. They just eat ticks and go about their business. If you squint your eyes they're actually kind of cute. Just try not to look at the tail (eew).

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Man sets fire to smoke out opossums, burns down house instead [View all] HAB911 May 2017 OP

A house burned down up the road from us once. femmocrat May 2017 #1

Article says the man had problems with bees too Kaleva May 2017 #4

If you live in a place with opossums and you need those critters. Laffy Kat May 2017 #2

Yes I have read this will be a tick terrible year. Opossums nose to ground eat a few bugs and move lunasun May 2017 #6

Possums can consume up to 4,000 ticks PER WEEK, folks. Laffy Kat May 2017 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author TEB May 2017 #3

Hold my beer while I kick some possum ass!!! Kaleva May 2017 #5

Hope the possums weren't hurt. nt NCjack May 2017 #7