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DrG:
I dislike ticks, the epitome of blood-sucking pestilence :)

A little drifting here, but normally, I am not in environments with high probability of tick existence, but, on occasion, I like to do nature photography. While I am conscientious about the dangers of pesticides, when I go out for this, I notice that I do not hesitate to use a good deal of pyrethrins on my clothing before embarking.

This happened just a few days ago when I wanted to document the cicada-fest that some of the US is experiencing.



Got a few good shots and didn't start twitching :) - may even have seen some that were infected with the cathinone fungus.
 
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/fungus-full-of-psychedelic-drugs-could-cause-indiana-brood-x-cicadas-butts-to-fall-off/article_60c6c146-b4e8-11eb-9046-c32f2959461d.html?fbclid=IwAR05S5PS1qJTVKGmTgSssCBm0kUX9ELglYWbxAPSuOgBMF5eAVEhRhaOBZs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2021/05/19/cicada-fungus-sex-drive/

[didn't see any of them eating resistors though :) ]


Edited to add: and let me concede that here in the US, we don't know what bugs are - compared to the Aussies that have big-ass moths that weigh more than an ounce and with a 25cm wing span...I am ok with the difference :)



https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/05/giant-wood-moth-found-queensland-australia-school


joeqsmith:

--- Quote from: DrG on May 23, 2021, 01:39:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: coppice on May 23, 2021, 12:40:34 pm ---Most animals seem to like crunchy snacks. Most people would have just squashed the tick. Was the OP keeping this one to infect a competitor's dog?

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--- Quote from: joeqsmith on May 20, 2021, 05:22:28 pm ---I had placed the tick into a ziplock bag in case the dog develops a problem. 

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https://www.hopkinslyme.org/lyme-education/what-to-do-after-a-tick-bite/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/finding-the-tick-in-time-could-save-you-from-lyme-2017022411241

Granted, the basis of the advice in the links above concern saving the tick for later testing if necessary is geared toward humans, anyone can send these guys a tick for Lyme testing https://www.ticknology.org/tick-removal

I don't know which is more bizarre, your observations that "most animals" like crunchy snacks or your suggestion that the OP wants to take out other dogs viewed as owned by his competitors.

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I enjoy a good competition and suspect most people would consider going after someones dog as part of a rivalry not only as dishonorable but a sign of mental illness.   We hear about animal abuse being linked with other mental problems.     

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/first-they-tortured-animals-then-they-turned-to-humans

DrG:

--- Quote from: joeqsmith on May 23, 2021, 03:40:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: DrG on May 23, 2021, 01:39:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: coppice on May 23, 2021, 12:40:34 pm ---Most animals seem to like crunchy snacks. Most people would have just squashed the tick. Was the OP keeping this one to infect a competitor's dog?

--- End quote ---


--- Quote from: joeqsmith on May 20, 2021, 05:22:28 pm ---I had placed the tick into a ziplock bag in case the dog develops a problem. 

--- End quote ---

https://www.hopkinslyme.org/lyme-education/what-to-do-after-a-tick-bite/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/finding-the-tick-in-time-could-save-you-from-lyme-2017022411241

Granted, the basis of the advice in the links above concern saving the tick for later testing if necessary is geared toward humans, anyone can send these guys a tick for Lyme testing https://www.ticknology.org/tick-removal

I don't know which is more bizarre, your observations that "most animals" like crunchy snacks or your suggestion that the OP wants to take out other dogs viewed as owned by his competitors.

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I enjoy a good competition and suspect most people would consider going after someones dog as part of a rivalry not only as dishonorable but a sign of mental illness.   We hear about animal abuse being linked with other mental problems.     

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/first-they-tortured-animals-then-they-turned-to-humans

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I think it was just and attempt at humor. The fact that you went through the trouble of keeping the tick to begin with demonstrates that you do not suffer from mental illness (of that kind :) )

To be clear, animal cruelty for the sake of cruelty is pathological. I see a problem, however, with the suggested "conclusions" of that article - and there are many written that point out the same "fact". The problem is that they are only looking at one quadrant of the 2 X 2 contingency table and as a useful predictor, it is ill-advised, but we seem to gravitate toward these in the media all the time. What is the proportion of serial killers that did not display animal cruelty? What is the proportion of non-serial killers who displayed animal cruelty? - see what I am getting at?

Zero999:

--- Quote from: coppice on May 23, 2021, 02:11:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: DrG on May 23, 2021, 01:39:53 pm ---I don't know which is more bizarre, your observations that "most animals" like crunchy snacks or your suggestion that the OP wants to take out other dogs viewed as owned by his competitors.

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The later part of my comment was intended to be whimsical, but have you never noticed how a wide range of animals gnaw at things too hard to have any obvious nutritional qualities? It seems to be baked deep into animal behaviour. Sometimes it extracts minerals. Sometimes it accesses bone marrow locked inside. Sometimes it has no clear goal. Whatever the benefits, its commonplace.

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Humans can also suffer from the same problem. It's known as pica. It's more common in young children, the mentally retarded and pregnant women but can affect anyone. Now you know, if you develop an appetite for chalk, wax crayons, wood etc. you should see a doctor and not be embarrassed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder)

coppice:

--- Quote from: DrG on May 23, 2021, 03:49:53 pm ---To be clear, animal cruelty for the sake of cruelty is pathological. I see a problem, however, with the suggested "conclusions" of that article - and there are many written that point out the same "fact". The problem is that they are only looking at one quadrant of the 2 X 2 contingency table and as a useful predictor, it is ill-advised, but we seem to gravitate toward these in the media all the time. What is the proportion of serial killers that did not display animal cruelty? What is the proportion of non-serial killers who displayed animal cruelty? - see what I am getting at?

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When people have a dispute its all too common for one party to attack those the other party cares about. The weak do it because they can't face the party they actually have an issue with. The strong but ruthless do it because its very effective. I doubt many do this because they actually want to be cruel to the party (human or other animal) they harm. They just don't care.

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