Anthony Horton

Just in case anyone was still considering visiting the USA:

"Blood-sucking ticks that trigger a bizarre allergy to meat in the people they bite are exploding in number and spreading across the US, to the extent that they could cover the entire eastern half of the country and infect millions of people, experts have warned."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/29/lone-star-ticks-increase-climate-crisis

‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis

Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

The Guardian
Jun 30 at 12:20amWeb
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@spacelizard

Well that was a terrifying read. Although I found your framing of the story to be a bit hilarious seeing as the article also mentions Australia and you're from Australia. (And pssst, also Europe).

Nobody is going to be able to outrun the consequences of climate change.

Show threadAnthony HortonJun 30
@RVLara23 Oh, we've already got the delightful Australian Paralysis Tick, and are expecting some exciting mosquito carried tropical diseases to spread southwards from our far north as the climate continues to warm. We're already screwed.
Show threadJuly! Our Sex Is On Fire! 🔥☀️🧨Jun 30

@spacelizard

That's a frightening name!

Yea, this type of stuff and other unknown (yet) horrors are going to pop up everywhere.

Show threadSteven SandovalJun 30
@spacelizard Sounds like another sequel for Avatar: Pandora infects Earth to adjust microbiota to retrain humans into being something less imperialistic.
Show threadKajetan HundhammerJun 30

@spacelizard

There's no woke mind virus, Elon. It's a woke body tick.
Greetings
Mother Nature

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/29/lone-star-ticks-increase-climate-crisis

‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis

Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

The Guardian
Show threadCruiser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽Jun 30
@spacelizard US go vegan ... due to their own #climatecrisis contributions and a small bloodsucker, not a large one they elected ... #karma might be a thing after all
Show threadgullevek ☢️ 🇯🇵Jun 30
@spacelizard @isotopp I am sure you can pray them away ;)
Show threadNico ErfurthJun 30
@spacelizard natures strikes back.
Show threadMeadowJun 30
@spacelizard
Mother nature is fighting back.
Show threadIvesJun 30
@spacelizard So there's a crossover between vegetarians and vampires? Interesting.
Show threadLasse Gismo (Friendica)Jun 30
@spacelizard
Mother nature will tell us what she thinks about men.
🤷‍♂️
Ticks - the orcas of the woods.
Show threadm_berberichJun 30

@spacelizard

spreading to areas previously too cold for them

As there is no such thing as global warming in trumpistan, this is probably the effect of to less prayer…

Show threadthefathippyJun 30

@spacelizard

Cool cool cool 😳

Show threadGoAdaSwift, Python!Jun 30

@spacelizard

Nowadays you don't need the postillion for bizarre messages.

Can't help to laugh when imagining the meat-fanboys now raiding the veggie shelfs to save a barbecue ritual.

This will regulate meat consumption which will reduce CO2 Produktion which will reduce the climate change and the ticks will go back. Everythings fine, no?

Show threadTajuyan Tachyon6d ago

@spacelizard this sounds like a spinoff from Frank Schätzings 'The Swarm'. Evolution evolves crazy stuff.

Wait... could this be a vaccination conspiracy by left-wing, green-obsessed vegans to spoil our enjoyment of animal products?

During the coronavirus pandemic, they secretly deployed vaccination mosquitoes, according to rumors. Now they might attack with ticks!

Think about it, it all makes sense...

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