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| joeqsmith:
I had mentioned that it's tick season here and had posted a picture of the last one the dog brought in. I had placed the tick into a ziplock bag in case the dog develops a problem. The bag was just something sitting on the lab counter which happened to have a few 1206 resistors in it. Now the odd part. Over the last couple of weeks, the tick is turning these resistors to dust. They are ceramic and it looks like someone is taking a hammer to them and grinding them up. I have not caught it yet doing this and am not sure what triggers it but hope to get it on video. As amazed I am that it can grind up ceramic, I am just as amazed that it can't cut through the thin plastic bag. My Google foo let me down as I have not found any study that mentions the strength of a tick. Seems like we could make use of this untapped power.. |
| amyk:
--- Quote from: joeqsmith on May 20, 2021, 05:22:28 pm ---As amazed I am that it can grind up ceramic, I am just as amazed that it can't cut through the thin plastic bag. --- End quote --- The tick is probably hitting the ceramic with its sharp jaws. The plastic is much more malleable. |
| rfclown:
This is facinating. Who would ever have discovered this? Makes the mind wander to wonder if ticks can be made useful. If the tick was grinding up BeO, would it pose a risk? Clean breakage releases little dust but crushing or grinding actions can pose a risk. |
| Trader:
Put it in the 14KV cage. |
| Bud:
The poor creature is really hungry after the couple of weeks :'( |
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