Nasty little critter

This morning, I found the first deer tick of the season–attached firmly to the back of my thigh. Spring and fall are when deer ticks are most likely to find their way onto a host–like you or me. Here’s a website chock full of info about deer ticks and Lyme disease, hosted by the American Lyme Disease Foundation.

And then there’s an interesting rock/roots/folk/blues band called Deer Tick. Here’s the youtube mix:

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1 Comment on “Nasty little critter”

  1. Hank says:

    Thank you, Ellen. The website of the American Lyme Disease Foundation explaining the life cycle of the critter is excellent.

    As someone who does a lot of travel in the upper midwest – especially in canoe country – this is great information to have!

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