"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!

05-05-07, 05:51 AM

Get some Guinea hen's around your house, they're loud but you'll never have a problem with ticks, they eat them like mad.

These birds.

baggygreen · 05-05-07, 07:02 PM

You might wanna add snakes to our list too sky! something like 8 of the top 10 venemous snakes too... and dont forget them crocs n sea critters!

I saw a number of ticks on people back when i was camping a lot, luckily i never got bitten by one thank goodness! they certainly looked painful/

HM.Medico · 05-05-07, 07:59 PM

Heeeey, we aussies have snakes, spiders, sharks and stinging fish (including those of the jelly variety)

We have the most dangerous animals.

But a tick? sheesh, dad was bitten by one of those a damn age ago. He never fell sick though

Iceman · 05-06-07, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rilder

Get some Guinea hen's around your house, they're loud but you'll never have a problem with ticks, they eat them like mad.

These birds.

Doh!....here in AZ and in particuliar my area and home the problem is scorpions...and the exterminator went thru all the solutions but best one he said was to "Get some Chickens"...lol....I told him that is probably true but not a practical solution as they are a noisy nasty bunch themselves....but I will take the scorpions over them ticks they look NASTY!

Burn Em! lol...

Camaero · 05-06-07, 12:56 AM

I hear ya on the scorps Iceman, I have found more than my share in the bathroom of all places. Little cute babies too. Awwwww.

Iceman · 05-06-07, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Camaero

I hear ya on the scorps Iceman, I have found more than my share in the bathroom of all places. Little cute babies too. Awwwww.

Yea us too always there because they seek the moisture...

05-04-07, 10:46 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,604 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.

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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: 42,604 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.

05-05-07, 05:51 AM	#7
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Get some Guinea hen's around your house, they're loud but you'll never have a problem with ticks, they eat them like mad. These birds.

05-05-07, 07:02 PM	#8
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	You might wanna add snakes to our list too sky! something like 8 of the top 10 venemous snakes too... and dont forget them crocs n sea critters! I saw a number of ticks on people back when i was camping a lot, luckily i never got bitten by one thank goodness! they certainly looked painful/

05-05-07, 07:59 PM	#9
HM.Medico Helmsman Join Date: May 2006 Location: 60 Knots off shore, In a VIID Posts: 107 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Heeeey, we aussies have snakes, spiders, sharks and stinging fish (including those of the jelly variety) We have the most dangerous animals. But a tick? sheesh, dad was bitten by one of those a damn age ago. He never fell sick though __________________ Creator of The Enigma Room (Assisted greatly by P_Funk) Tonnage Total -: 165 Thousand Tonnes (DDs: 7\|Countless merchants\|Elcos: 4\| Armed Trawlers: 2\| BBs 3) Punctuation is the difference between "I helped my Uncle, Jack, off a horse" and "i helped my uncle jack off a horse" USE GOOD GRAMMAR!

05-06-07, 12:56 AM	#11
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I hear ya on the scorps Iceman, I have found more than my share in the bathroom of all places. Little cute babies too. Awwwww. __________________