Thick swarms of mosquitoes are killing livestock in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura
www.cbsnews.com
The bites leave animals anemic and bleeding under their skins, and they also become exhausted from constantly moving in an attempt to avoid the insects.
  • stickly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Very interesting read, aside from the blood curdling close up of those patches of engorged ticks. Also…

    At that stage, the bloodsucking arachnids are the size of a pencil tip.

    That has to be one of the least precise measurements I’ve seen. Might as well say “as deep as a cup of water” or “as bright as a light”