withersailor@aussie.zone to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoStatic electricity attracts ticks to hosts, scientists findwww.bristol.ac.ukexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkStatic electricity attracts ticks to hosts, scientists findwww.bristol.ac.ukwithersailor@aussie.zone to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareKlumz@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoVery interesting, guess that also opens up many new possibilities on how to catch ticks carrying diseases and eliminate them. Imagine an electrical charged pole rod, which attracts ticks and zaps them. Dunno how practical that would be, haha.
minus-squarewithersailor@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHahaha. I imagine the research thinking “I want to zap those blood suckers”. Then experimenting and going “hey, look at that!”
Very interesting, guess that also opens up many new possibilities on how to catch ticks carrying diseases and eliminate them.
Imagine an electrical charged pole rod, which attracts ticks and zaps them. Dunno how practical that would be, haha.
Hahaha. I imagine the research thinking “I want to zap those blood suckers”. Then experimenting and going “hey, look at that!”