Ticks Become 100x Their Original Size

Here's everything you never knew about ticks.
This video answers all of the following questions:
- Are ticks insects?
- Do ticks jump?
- What ticks give you lyme disease?
- How to ID a deer tick?
- What diseases can you get from a tick?
- How big can a tick get?
Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

[@visekual6248]

On that subject, it seems that recently Americans have discovered the existence of the capybara and are obsessed with it, if one day you go to a country where they are native and can be found in the wild, stay away, they carry ticks that carry spotted fever, a disease that has a fatality rate of 30% which can increase to 80% if not treated immediately and correctly.

[@crashoflogic]

I'll die content

[@crashoflogic]

@yes I'll be leaving a legacy

[@Constantine_Cvl8]

One forgets how suicidal the western inhabitants are

[@rexlau2373]

U forgot paralysing ticks

[@spapeztheoctopus3249]

How could such an adorable and kind creature carry such a pestilence

[@BigShmigg]

So I have a pretty interesting story about ticks. When I was younger I found one in my yard and thought it was a new species and got really excited and so I carried it around and an empty water bottle, showing it off to my friends. After I released it I decided to google it and then found out it was a deer tick. So all my fiends and I were playing with a deer tick all day letting crawl on us and stuff so that’s fun.

[@catxolotl6728]

At least you were excited about “finding a new species.”

[@CalvesFanatic]

Something similar happened with me and a head-louse. I think that’s what they’re called anyway

[@catxolotl6728]

@@CalvesFanatic yep that’s right

[@dumbfukx]

At least it didn't stick to your neck and almost burrow into your brain like it happened to me One more day back then and I'd be dead lol

[@capperbuns]

I found biological terrorism on a cacti on my way to school, found a spider species that aren't supposed to exist here.

[@PineStrawYT]

About 10 years ago, my mom was bit by a lonestar tick, which made her essentially allergic to red meat. The allergy has not gone away since and her diet now consists mainly of turkey, chicken, and fish.

[@Manticorn]

As well as fruits and vegetables, I hope! Lol

[@leonardusrakapradayan2253]

​@@Manticorn gotta have that balance of meat and veggies

[@LjordOvSignia]

​@@leonardusrakapradayan2253Omnivore 😎

[@Notarushiblox35]

jckjbkjbk@@Manticorn

[@nguyentandung42]

Wow thats fuck up that one bite could forever change your diet.

[@russell456]

I could’ve gone my whole life without having to see a tick 100x it’s size

[@Ceejion]

Fr fkn nasty

[@emilyriley6029]

Absolutely. Ticks are one of the GROSSEST things on this planet. I hate them immensely. No remorse when killing them! They are disgusting

[@ethanwilde4716]

The forbidden fruit gushers.

[@Mirage_Main321]

Little dude looked like me after Thanksgiving

[@SinAster_19]

​@@Mirage_Main321and even then your grandma woukd say you look skinny and force down more food on you

[@opalumbre]

Surprised you didn’t mention that a lone star tick bite can make you allergic to red meat

[@KoopalingMayhem]

THE VEGANS ARE ATTACKING

[@gomedelzlaty3981]

Vegans have launched their first attack

[@ericanixon2235]

​@@gomedelzlaty3981 omg😂

[@TheHeartlessHero]

Where was this tick when I went to Lone Star Steak House? My wallet would have LOVED IT. Sh*t's expensive...

[@206Zelda]

Captain Gantu: "It is an abomination to nature! It must be destroyed!" 🥩🍖🥓

[@cheesydanishgaming3333]

So if you have a fear of ticks technically it’s arachnophobia

[@EmilyS-gk3st]

I already had arachnophobia before this video

[@abrahamthebewildered1448]

No. Although it's called "Arachnophobia", it actually refers specifically to spiders, and not to arachnids in general. "Phobia" is also an irrational fear. Thus, you cannot have a phobia of ticks, because it's not irrational to fear them. They are very dangerous creatures, even if you discount the diseases they carry. Look up "Ghost moose". Now, you might argue that it's not irrational to fear some spiders either, but that's not how phobias work. Someone with arachnophobia would fear the most venomous spider and the most harmless spider both equally, and their fear would be extreme.

[@ymhyhybaybay1958]

@@abrahamthebewildered1448 🤓

[@ymhyhybaybay1958]

@@abrahamthebewildered1448 and why is it irrational to fear a bloodsucking parasite?

[@nashiraz2698]

​@@EmilyS-gk3stCan u tell me how u get tht phobia i am curious abot tht phobia,how u get,wht u feel,wht u do to avoid spider

[@EpogGamer]

I got bit by a tick before, and got admitted in a hospital for about 1 week or so. Words can’t describe how horrible the symptoms were, I could barely get up and had to sleep for most of the time. It’s worst than any other disease that I ever got before.

[@ManFromTheFizz]

Terrible to hear, sorry you had to go through this :^(

[@plndkid]

That tick became so large it became a "Thick" 😭😂

[@ruffruggednraw]

Not thick, More like EXTRA THICC

[@rileywhalen6554]

Me after Thanksgiving 😂😂😂

[@Groovy-long-legs]

​@@rileywhalen6554 you aint lying

[@selectionn]

missed opportunity to talk about how they numb your skin before they feed on you. really interesting bug, if only it wasnt such a pain in the arse for us.

[@ElysetheEevee]

Yeah, their physiology is definitely interesting, from a scientific point-of-view. We get flooded with dog ticks every summer in my area. Even spraying around the house once a week or more doesn't deter these guys. It's a nightmare. They especially love my son, who is 6. I hate ticks -_- even if they're interesting as hell.

[@miaeiaa]

same with mosquitos

[@PolishGod1234]

They are arachnids not bugs

[@miaeiaa]

@@PolishGod1234 ok einstein

[@namelessghoul615]

​@@PolishGod1234bugs is a general term used for both insects and arachnids

[@TempuraKai]

As a kid during the summer months me and my friend would be knee deep in brush and weeds ALL the time. We'd go home and pick tics off each other literally none the wiser to how dangerous they could be. Thankfully neither of us got sick from them but my grandpa did 😦 he was sent to the hospital and had to cary around an epipen because he became allergic to meat products for a while.

[@A_penguin_from_matmart4928]

Sounds like your gramps got bit by a Lone Star Tick. These ticks are infamous for their ability to cause an allergy to *_"Galactose-a-1"_* , a carbohydrate found in red meats.

[@GoatyGoatson]

@@A_penguin_from_matmart4928Neat info. Here's your smart internet guy reward! You deserve it 🏅

[@A_penguin_from_matmart4928]

@@GoatyGoatson It was just a quick Google search lol I only remembered the symptoms but not the names

[@shalynping]

@@A_penguin_from_matmart4928my doctor refers to it as alpha gal

[@nekhumonta]

Same, I've had over 50 tick bites when I was a kid.

[@Just_Shieelo]

0:01 “inside this vile is something that could kill you…” LETS OPEN IT UP🎉🎉 What a great idea!!

[@missyzalgo6738]

Science in a nutshell

[@JustJustin.]

​@@missyzalgo6738or Steve Irwin!

[@missyzalgo6738]

@@JustJustin. You know you aren't wrong, may he R.I.P😞

[@gp42846]

3:45 DEATH ☺️🤭

[@sekiezkogg]

I've had ticks infest my house because my former dog got bitten by them all over. About 3 weeks ago, my new dog had a couple ticks on his eyebrow area and I removed them and then had his fur removed too. I'd have no problem with ticks hadn't they been at risk of giving people lyme disease should you be bitten and eventual death. These are the only things I hold no hesitation with burning to death.

[@tayloralvidrez4342]

​​@No Plus, you won't be bitten by ticks. They only bite atheists... And Presbyterians

[@pissVegetables]

Wtf

[@kt38138]

I often use mechanical method: pliers. The popping sound is satisfying.

[@Lowkull]

Now inject the next one with hydrogen peroxide

[@Ketchup_Eater_2292]

Hunhun

[@fehyth3400]

From tick to thicc

[@monkeybisquit8]

Yeah lol 😂😂😂

[@MandarinnyMandarinos]

lol

[@stuffs8802]

I remember several years ago I found what I thought was a grape. I picked it up and messed around with it until I realized it had legs and was moving around. Turns out it was a tick that bit one of our dogs. It still looked epic popping it.

[@spocky1104]

LMAO

[@jameskangethe8952]

Lol this is the most entertained and engaged I’ve ever been hearing about a tick 😂 really a testament to the quality of work put in, cause if there was ever the question if I was the type of guy who would be “interested in hearing about a tick😀?” The answers “No” 🤣

[@ms_minna]

I was sure you were going to inject the tick with a liquid to see how big they can be. 😂 But I must admit that I did learn a lot from this.

[@dumbfukx]

You forgot to mention ticks also burrow into the skin over time I had to go into ER to have surgery because a tick was so deep in my neck it almost made its way into my brain, was only 6-7yrs old at that time

[@user-system6creaters]

怎麼沒有進化成tick_man

[@casualm0th]

damn, hope your okay after that, ticks are scary.

[@MrDino-hp7fy]

Cap

[@mann-nova9392]

And now I never want to go outside again

[@not_even_known_yet3167]

How would it have gone through the bone?

[@ashlegend4128]

4:17 i wonder what would happen if you took a safety pin and popped them

[@Spino2722]

Blood would come out

[@Spino2722]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Darkseidsolosfiction]

So they started,,body positivity "?😂😂😂

[@banerifthammer4608]

I love this channel it's so informative and it's worded so well anyone can understand it.keep doing what you are doing it's great content!

[@banerifthammer4608]

@Quesadillao I'm not ashamed

[@totallynotalazyguy737]

@No I follow jesus and I am ashamed.

[@GiantSquid2319]

A ticks proboscis has 5 parts, a barbed stylus called a hypostome, and on the hypostome are 2 pairs of lancets, each lancet are tipped with sharp knife like hooks called chelicerae. The chelicerae is what helps the tick drill deeper into its target, but it's also what anchors the tick into its target while feeding

[@roses.n.thorns3263]

Never thought i would be so fascinated by ticks. Thank you. Im glad youtube recommended you're channel. I will be enjoying your content from now on.

[@cristeimateiflorin8796]

you have such a way of making the most simple things sound complicated and smart

[@infinitygamecosmic9171]

Thumbnail: Me before visiting grandma's house Me after visiting grandma's house

[@baileyroddog]

I love this video very informative and I just adore how you brought your fiancé on the channel, that is literally so sweet. It was also very interesting to see that this was the University of Michigan. My organic chemistry professor graduated from there and always talks about that university in high regards.

[@shourovmdnuru]

Bro master at biological 💀💀💀

[@x88.berkay]

man do i hate ticks

[@yanyanyannn_]

a few years back i got a lyme disease from a tick its interesting to learn more about them great video!

[@nordicfalcon]

You left out the fact that some ticks can make you allergic to red meat.

[@ElysetheEevee]

It's called Alpha-gal syndrome. It's a newer disease, though still scary.

[@Django0324]

Why does that piss me off

[@nordicfalcon]

Apologies and thank you for providing the proper name. And yeah, the idea of it pisses me off, too. Nights around the grill would never be the same 😓

[@ElysetheEevee]

@Prophet of Greyism No problem! Just throwing the name out for anyone curious about it. From what I've heard/read, it's a disease that's recently begun developing and spreading. You were right that it's tick-borne. Very scary stuff, a bacteria or anything else that can alter the way your body breaks things down like that!

[@RainbowRantz]

That would be karma to everyone who eats the flesh of brutally killed animals because apparently they’re so selfish that their temporary taste pleasure is more important than an animal’s life.

[@Gtoonm]

One time we took our cotton de tulear to the beach and let him lose. He doesn't get many chances to run around free in our country so he was really happy. Sadly the beach had this little patch of plants in the middle of the sand and he decided to go through it. Well, when we took it back to the house to wash away the sand we saw him with many ticks all over his body. I spent the next 3 days picking away the ticks and killing them by squishing them with my fingers. I must've pulled at least 20 during those few days, but they kept popping so in the following months I would find 1 or 2 every so often. We took them to the vet to make sure he got a shot against whatever that tick had. We thought it was over but eventually another appeared after he walked in the garden, so we had to cut the flowers and other plants then fumigate the yard. My dog and my house was finally free of ticks, until one day I saw a small bunch of baby ticks bunched up in the wall of the room me and my dog sleep in. So I killed them by covering them in a heavy drop of super glue. And that was the last of it, at the time I didn't knew just how dangerous it was for me to kill them by hand and I still have that reminder in the form of the transparent drop of glue holding the dead baby ticks in my wall.

[@kookko1835]

When My dog Gets ticks i take them out with pliers and put them in The sink and Burn them that stops them from reproducing They Are really hard to kill by hand which propably caused Ur little infestation

[@Harry64278]

Why is it dangerous to kill them by hand?

[@only1bladetitan]

A tick tried crawling and burrowing into my eye when I was a kid! I think it was a deer tick, but it was really small. It’s so interesting to see a video like this about them!! I also find it fascinating and slightly horrifying that you have a collection of them.

[@only1bladetitan]

I remember because I was wearing my pajama dress that reminded me of Belle from beauty and the beast when my mom screamed and told me not to open my eyes

[@artistanna2447]

Wow that’s scary

[@only1bladetitan]

@@artistanna2447 it certainly was, especially for my mom who had to rip it off my eyelid. It was probably going to go into my eye if I had opened it.

[@artistanna2447]

@@only1bladetitan Glad it didn't get it

[@leacher9165]

Great informative video! I would have never thought they were considered arachnids

[@KankanamgeMallika]

"Inside this vial is something that could kill you" "LeTs OpEn It Up" 💀

[@stephenbrand5661]

When I was around 13 or 14 years old, my mom noticed a big rash in the middle of my back with what looked like a spider bite in the center. I went to the doctor and got some blood work done, turned out I had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and then I remembered that I picked a tick off that spot on my back about 6 weeks earlier.

[@panicclinic]

The forbidden fruit gushers

[@Jardas1234]

This is awesome. I don't know how did I stumble upon this, but I love it. Great work mister!!

[@elijah_6921]

Dam really thought that mouse skull could've been a fish

[@kyusssmith5498]

This video was just a tick away from being 4 minutes and 20 seconds long.

[@Harry64278]

Underrated comment for two reasons

[@brianmashin777]

I love how you narrated this it's so engaging

[@TrustTroop]

“Inside this vile is something that can kill you… let’s open it up!” Famous last words ⭐️

[@mangotango8115]

Deviantart ticks

[@fenrir4211]

Nah bro 💀

[@Aidan-fw1xr]

I want someone to do a study on the bourbon virus, famous here because it originated in Bourbon Missouri. The only known tickborn disease with a 100% fatality rate as the only person documented to have it died.

[@CyberiadPhoenix]

3:21 a Lone Star tick can also make you become allergic to red meat.

[@shable1436]

Actually Lymes disease is transfered from its dormant stage to active once it bites, which is stored in the tail, it takes 12-24 hrs to pass it through the saliva glands to the host. So if you find one early enough you can stop transmission

[@jyf.7551]

I just love your videos and editing style!! Please keep long-form videos coming

[@infernoml5839]

I like watching your videos. Very relaxing and informative. It makes me sleep easier

[@ryanwalsh5019]

Tick inflation

[@ryanwalsh5019]

Thankfully this has zero likes so nobody will know...

[@thesteveteam1753]

Now they will

[@ATB06099]

Get out

[@jonsaltberry8167]

Me going to my Grandma's house for lunch: 4:06 Me leaving: 4:10

[@kwalton8688]

Man, lil tick ate to much Big Mac 💀

[@neoleo8870]

Love the one camera angle where you watched the film with us

[@phlagenjoyer]

I have had two ticks, and I thought it was a scab the first time. Luckily, I still had a scab picking habit from three years prior. I then thought it was a mole, until I saw legs. My mother identified it and flushed it down the toilet. I think both were gopher tortoise ticks ( 4:05 )

[@Medicinelife348]

I can’t believe I just found your KZbin channel! best KZbin channel ever !!!!!!!!! thank you for the info!!!!! SUBSCRIBED !!!!

[@willyshadoo]

Nicakado beetle💀

[@NieroDraegon]

So... I've had rocky mountain spotted fever... It sucked I lost 10 lbs in four hours because of my body's constant nausea and purging. After blood test and a 2 day wait (day 4 or 5 from the start), I got the paperwork confirming it. Luckily... My job couldn't fire even though they wanted to

[@Epsh13793]

why would they fire you if you are sick ?

[@YummiBear9856ih538000ushi]

@@Epsh13793 merica

[@Epsh13793]

@@YummiBear9856ih538000ushi thats tough, respect to you guys for working like that

[@iam_sherlocked8421]

My dog was rubbing her belly for a while. I lifted her up from her front paws (so she was standing), and I saw three fully grown ticks 🫠 Two of them dropped on the floor...

[@thesupershinymegagengar2034]

.....I never thought I would have more of a reason to fear ticks.😰

[@isolated_illustrations]

Ngl I always thought that if they take too much blood like the ones (shown in the video), they could be popped like a water balloon. Honestly sounds more fun than dealing with them, imo.

[@royaldwindumaguin]

“Inside this vile is something could kill you” “let’s open it up!”

[@chinchinny9060]

What is the end goal for a tick after they become swollen? Do they just die or do they go back to normal after a while?

[@joshlee7935]

Eggs

[@jakublibiak5311]

Swollen means storage of food(bloof),it lives longer thus higher chance for reproduction, basically humans minus few perks

[@clury9477]

I had Lyme disease as a child because of a tick. Thank god it got treated and nothing bad happened to me

[@1kgdepapas618]

That moment you manage to intercept one before causing any harm, and throw it alive in boiling water its just beautiful

[@crtcesare]

Great video and congratulations for the upcoming marriage

[@bolzzz420]

She has a big smile and I know it's you who makes it happen 😊

[@sidthejovian5105]

Man this video made me itchy because my family's dog has a severe tick problem and everytime I go outside, I'd see those bloodbags crawl up the walls and sometimes see clusters of tick eggs in between the cracks of the walls and that dog has been going near me all the time and yeah, I have rashes and it makes it twice as worst knowing that I have a sensitive skin and really bad health

[@YSBEYOND]

Thats one pretty thick tic 😂👌🔥❤️

[@zehexerty8576]

Nikocado Avocado

[@sylvanmoney]

LOL or how about. Tickacado Avocado 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BunnyQueen97]

I wonder how they were able to preserve full, whole ticks, very cool!

[@ruffruggednraw]

It’s surprising how extra thicc a tick can get when it drinks enough blood to fill up

[@vuankhanhbeo]

3:04 you got a TICK COLLECTION?!!!

[@watermelonfox2]

So you're telling me I had a tiny tick spider behind my ear that one time o . O

[@Metalheadmike1211]

I got lost in the woods a few weeks ago and when I finally got back to my car I looked down at my leg and I had a tick on me. Glad I saw it.

[@belorde6966]

The tick looks like my uncle after a good barbecue and 3 beers.

[@mrhattyhatman]

4:13 What if it becomes 500x Times bigger?

[@tngh_f2636]

Like a ball. Idk

[@Curlyheart]

Pop!

[@janellesendz7765]

Most things in nature 😬 ... but your videos on these gross things are 🙌🏾

[@jamesbond593]

I have a sulcata tortoise and few weeks ago, I saw a huge tick stucked on the neck of my sulcata, sucking its blood. It was quite difficult removing it from the sulcata until I decided to forcefully pull it. Turns out, it's bloated body was full of blood. Gosh..

[@ProjectApollo747]

Wow just got back from a camping trip and no i didn’t get bit. Triple checked!!!! But I saw many of them on the tent and around the site. And was left many questions! Thank you for your knowledge

[@veloction6130]

bro really became nikocado

[@desi_the_duck]

Loved the video and loved Katherine. Please bring her back in again sometime.

[@siangshengfoo]

Love the way he just casually said lets open up the jar containing a highly venomous creature

[@206Zelda]

Me: "Fascinating!" Also me: *internal screaming*

[@SuperArystoteles]

0:40 I DID NOT WANTED TO KNOW THAT THESE ARE SPIDER RELATED.... What have you done sir...

[@thecrayolaeffect7]

You left me on a cliff hanger. I’m curious as to what happens after they become so engorged. Can they pop? What is the point of a tick engorging himself so? I need answers lol

[@saleishamimi8051]

Or, how does the last crawl to safety?

[@flatztflead1375]

Yes they combust

[@mikethompson1653]

2:24, I'm just surprised at how they were able to write so illegibly on it's skull

[@wasichupaaa]

Bro this channel the best channel I’ve ever found he is so professional

[@djblueberry8908]

Where do you find ticks and how can you treat a tick bite?

[@monkeybisquit8]

They eventually appear and start biting you and you have to give them something they like and they will eat it

[@djblueberry8908]

@@monkeybisquit8 Oh ok Thank you

[@anira9245]

My younger bro once got bitten by a tick in the country side on a very embarrassing part of his body before 😅. It was probably the stupidest, painfullest and most ridiculous situation of his life.

[@AMAON_Official]

😳

[@AMAON_Official]

sus

[@Yorin23]

It was sucking him 🥵🥵

[@ArsonosCraze]

​@Quesadillaocan't follow Jesus after he created this thing and mosquitoes

[@Dusk_Shade]

"They swell massively" *Proceeds to show footage of tick parts glued to an unsuspecting tree nut*

[@frankali5203]

I learnt alot! Thanks!

[@hereby9408]

That's scrat from ice age 2:01

[@TyaAlpha]

Lol

[@StnoX]

Sooo thats what she meant by inflation.

[@justastranger101]

Is she a furry

[@StnoX]

@@justastranger101 i can never look back at myself after what i searched, furry inflation.

[@mili1309]

This makes me relieved that I don't go outside a lot even when I was a kid

[@chickenbreast7016]

I got a lyme disease awareness month ad next to the video lol

[@oogabooga5267]

Why’d he moan 0:57

[@jjglitch]

3:37 "also causes a rash and headache, and if left untreated.. DEATH" *big creepy smile*

[@aledomenico4352]

I’ve been bitten by one last week, i spotted it fairly quickly and it probably has “bitten” me for just a couple of hours, got rid of it and sanitized the area, same thing happened last year

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

What happens to ticks is what happens to the average McDonald's consumer.

[@MetaGiga]

I had found a tick on my thigh about a month ago and had no idea how the hell it got there. I wear pants 90% of the time, so it was an enigma for me. Fortunately, I didn’t get any illnesses. Even more fortunately, I wasn’t forced to go vegan afterwards. There’s still a little spot from where it was though. It kind of looks like a mosquito bite that hasn’t gone away, only it doesn’t itch.

[@reaver7553]

There's also another Tick called the lone star tick, getting bit by it causes you to become allergic to red meat such as beef and pork. It basically forces you to become a vegetarian but you can still eat white meat

[@mahbuddykeith1124]

That’s not just any stethoscope; it’s a Littman Cardiology IV stethoscope. One of the best on the market.

[@yeahitsthatguy6049]

The stethoscope skit make me laugh out loud. Good job and I'm now educated