re: Ticks Suck Nuts

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I don't have a tick story. But leeches. Leeches I have had.

I think it was 4ish years ago I posted a picture on the OB of my daily driver with everything up to the door frame under water.

Took a few hours and a come along to get out.

What I didn't know what about 10 minutes in, two leeches had latched on to my left calf.

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Looks like a nice place to canoe and float right?

Elk River in SW Missouri. Lots of Tulsans go there to camp and canoe and stuff. River is full of leeches in the calm still waters though.

Went with a bunch of people a couple times. After messing around swimming, we'd all look each over thoroughly leaving the water and usually half would have at least 1 leech on them. They turn loose real fast when touched with an ember from a campfire twig.

As far as personals being invaded by wild critters, my worst was chiggers/redbugs at Mom and Dads' place in Hot Springs Village. Tree's would cover their corner in leaves and getting out there to clean up the leaves, the redbugs would gather in the crotch area and party down. Wasn't until Dad died and Mom was selling the place that the termite inspector told us lots of residents spray their yards with bleach due to the redbugs.