"Germany's most dangerous animal"

Skybird · 05-04-07, 10:46 AM

North americans have bears and mountain lions. South East Asia has snakes. Australia has some of the world's most poisenous spiders. South Africa has white sharks.

And Germany has - ticks.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...481040,00.html

Got bitten twice as a small boy, with no tick-typical virus infection, but both times the small wound became infected, in one case leading to an extremely painful blood poisening once that almost led to the loss of an arm. Needless to say I hate these little beasts.

AntEater · 05-04-07, 10:49 AM

From the title I thought you meant...

Letum · 05-04-07, 11:16 AM

Ive had plenty of them wee buggers from the heather on the moors. My dog has had even more.

TopTip: To remove them burn them with a match or lighter. This way they let go. If you try to pull them off they oftern lose their jaw or head and that will become infected fast.

Heibges · 05-04-07, 12:16 PM

Lime Disease is not your friend!

I got them bad at Ft Bragg one time. Or it might have been chiggers.

You have to touch the tip of the match to the back end, and they back out. An army medic removed one from my nether regions using this method. I as very nervous. Luckily, I recovered fully.

STEED · 05-04-07, 12:22 PM

Pass me the flame thrower and I will stop those little b******ds

And a pump action shotgun for the stinking pigeons.

Skybird · 05-04-07, 02:04 PM

Heat and fire is NOT recommended, because the pain and agony make them to empty all their possible virus load via their saliva that is pumped through the bite channel (Bißkanal). Better use special tick tweezers that are designed to remove body and head together. One also should not use oil to drop on them so that they suffocate, this, like heat, again make them to unload all their possible virus load in agony, via their saliva.

Schlüpfrige kleine Scheißerchen, ich mantsch euch platt - ALLE!

05-04-07, 10:46 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	"Germany's most dangerous animal" North americans have bears and mountain lions. South East Asia has snakes. Australia has some of the world's most poisenous spiders. South Africa has white sharks. And Germany has - ticks. http://www.spiegel.de/international/...481040,00.html Got bitten twice as a small boy, with no tick-typical virus infection, but both times the small wound became infected, in one case leading to an extremely painful blood poisening once that almost led to the loss of an arm. Needless to say I hate these little beasts. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-04-07, 10:49 AM	#2
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	From the title I thought you meant... __________________

05-04-07, 11:16 AM	#3
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Ive had plenty of them wee buggers from the heather on the moors. My dog has had even more. TopTip: To remove them burn them with a match or lighter. This way they let go. If you try to pull them off they oftern lose their jaw or head and that will become infected fast. __________________

05-04-07, 12:16 PM	#4
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Lime Disease is not your friend! I got them bad at Ft Bragg one time. Or it might have been chiggers. You have to touch the tip of the match to the back end, and they back out. An army medic removed one from my nether regions using this method. I as very nervous. Luckily, I recovered fully. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

05-04-07, 12:22 PM	#5
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Pass me the flame thrower and I will stop those little b******ds And a pump action shotgun for the stinking pigeons. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-04-07, 02:04 PM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Heat and fire is NOT recommended, because the pain and agony make them to empty all their possible virus load via their saliva that is pumped through the bite channel (Bißkanal). Better use special tick tweezers that are designed to remove body and head together. One also should not use oil to drop on them so that they suffocate, this, like heat, again make them to unload all their possible virus load in agony, via their saliva. Schlüpfrige kleine Scheißerchen, ich mantsch euch platt - ALLE! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.