Plus, a quick rundown of how ticks even get themselves in the position to bite you.
“That’s not a realistic practice a lot of times, because you’re going to overheat,”PhD, biology professor and the chair of the natural sciences division at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, tells SELF. He’s also an avid hiker, backpacker, and trail runner, and in his two decades on the trails for work and recreation, he says he’s never actually seen anyone slide their slacks into their socks.
First, a quick rundown of how ticks can get themselves in the position to bite you. Ticks don’t fly; instead, they’re “ambush predators,” Dr. Pappas says. They hang out on plants relatively close to the ground, waiting for a human or other animal to brush past so they can grab hold. So that’s what ticks have up their sleeve. As for you? Once you get a handle on the ticks’ process, you can cut your risk of encountering them by layering up steps to avoid them and reduce your risk of bites or infection., PhD, a disease ecologist and epidemiologist at Colorado State University who studies Lyme disease, tells SELF. Then, get out and enjoy the trails. Here’s how.Ticks don’t exist only in the middle of the wilderness.
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