The Deer Tick | National Geographic

this is a white-footed Mouse in Lyme

this is a white-footed Mouse in Lyme Connecticut this is the bacterial

Connecticut this is the bacterial

Connecticut this is the bacterial disease inside the mouse in Lyon

disease inside the mouse in Lyon

disease inside the mouse in Lyon Connecticut these are the deer ticks

Connecticut these are the deer ticks

Connecticut these are the deer ticks sucking the blood of the mouse that has

sucking the blood of the mouse that has

sucking the blood of the mouse that has the bacterial disease in Lyme

the bacterial disease in Lyme

the bacterial disease in Lyme Connecticut this is the tick that’s full

Connecticut this is the tick that’s full

Connecticut this is the tick that’s full of the blood that’s full of disease that

of the blood that’s full of disease that

of the blood that’s full of disease that came from the mouse in Connecticut the

came from the mouse in Connecticut the

came from the mouse in Connecticut the deer tick swells to twenty times its

deer tick swells to twenty times its

deer tick swells to twenty times its original weight before dislodging itself

original weight before dislodging itself

original weight before dislodging itself from the mouse

from the mouse

from the mouse [Music]

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[Music] this is the Deer Tick one year later

this is the Deer Tick one year later

this is the Deer Tick one year later it’s full of the bacterial disease that

it’s full of the bacterial disease that

it’s full of the bacterial disease that came from the mouse and now it’s looking

came from the mouse and now it’s looking

came from the mouse and now it’s looking for another host a white-tailed deer

for another host a white-tailed deer

for another host a white-tailed deer this is the deer tick

this is the deer tick

this is the deer tick climbing the plant that’s near the deer

climbing the plant that’s near the deer

climbing the plant that’s near the deer and also near humans if humans get

and also near humans if humans get

and also near humans if humans get bitten by this tick and contract its

bitten by this tick and contract its

bitten by this tick and contract its disease they could get arthritis and

disease they could get arthritis and

disease they could get arthritis and even cardiac problems the deer tick is

even cardiac problems the deer tick is

even cardiac problems the deer tick is an arachnid a member of the spider and

an arachnid a member of the spider and

an arachnid a member of the spider and scorpion family and while it doesn’t

scorpion family and while it doesn’t

scorpion family and while it doesn’t have eyes it does have these tiny

have eyes it does have these tiny

have eyes it does have these tiny sensors at the tips of its limbs that

sensors at the tips of its limbs that

sensors at the tips of its limbs that can sense the heat and carbon dioxide

can sense the heat and carbon dioxide

can sense the heat and carbon dioxide given off by a potential victim likes

given off by a potential victim likes

given off by a potential victim likes some antibiotics are in order this is

some antibiotics are in order this is

some antibiotics are in order this is the man that just got the disease that

the man that just got the disease that

the man that just got the disease that came from the tick that sucked the blood

came from the tick that sucked the blood

came from the tick that sucked the blood of the mouse that had the disease that

of the mouse that had the disease that

of the mouse that had the disease that lived in the town that shares its name

lived in the town that shares its name

lived in the town that shares its name with the disease Lyme disease Lyme

with the disease Lyme disease Lyme

with the disease Lyme disease Lyme Connecticut