Ticks Decimating Moose Population

Untold millions of ticks are preparing to hatch next month from their eggs. Most winter ticks die in the cold weather, but with warmer weather they don't die, they multiply. Ticks lay their eggs in February and March and a single female tick lays up to 3000 eggs.

Not only will humans be their targets, but also thousands of creatures that are not so evolutionarily lucky as to have hands to pick them off when they try to latch on looking for a meal.

This article in the Washington Post tells the story of crashing moose populations due to infestation with our least favorite blood suckers. The photos that accompany the article are nothing short of tragic.