I hate wood ticks.

[Swede]

Creepy little sneaky blood suckers. Yuck.

[Baitball Blogger]

1. I hate those big fat spiders, (about the size of a quarter and as thick as a cherry.)

They have short stubby legs. You never see them during the day, but at night they quickly weave webs along the lower branches of trees to the ground. Just perfect to hit someone in the face as they walk their dog out at twilight.

[LiberalEsto]

2. I agree. Republicans DO suck.

[lastlib]

3. What's the difference between a wood tick and a Republican?

One is an insidious, primitive, small-brained, bloodsucking parasite--the other one is an insect.

Edit to add: I left out "disease-carrying"...

[sarge43]

4. Thank you, lastlib

We've had a plague of wood ticks this year. The next time someone comments about it, I'm going to answer, "Well, it is election year and the Repubs are making the most of it."

[LiberalEsto]

5. Perfect!

[LynneSin]

6. have you ever thought that perhaps wood ticks aren't too keen on you

just saying!

[lastlib]

7. not likely--they really get attached to me!

[sarge43]

8. As I tell the spousal unit while I'm de-ticking him,

"Blame your animal magnetism."

[Swede]

12. I would,except for the part where they suck my blood.

Other than that,maybe they don't like me.

[Rambis]

9. Two bouts of Lyme disease

I don't like ticks!

[geardaddy]

10. Me too.

They're rampant right now in the woods north of Minneapolis.

[lastlib]

11. Vitamin B-1 !!!

I read somewhere a few years ago that the Army did a study that found that taking vitamin B-1 makes you less attractive to the bugs (ticks AND mosquitos). You need to start using it daily if you're going to be out among 'em. When I've used it, I've had pretty good results, I think. It's worth a try.