Ticks, and the disease risks that come with them, are widespread in Michigan
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Ticks it seems – like the ‘water water’ made famous by Coleridge’s ancient mariner – are everywhere. Also like the mariner’s water, they have no immediate value.
Ecologists constantly remind us that every living thing occupies an important niche in an ecosystem. If we disrupt one link in the ecological chain, we’ve harmed the whole thing. The scientific literature is surprisingly silent regarding the value of ticks, though.
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