I realized there were literally hundreds of unanswered questions that I had about ticks in general... And I knew I was gonna have to research the answers to these questions, for my own information - and it just makes sense - - if I’m gonna do the research, I might as well put it to use and turn it into an episode. I wish I could shed more light on the Lone Star Tick itself, but there’s still too many unknowns about it and the meat allergies to say much more about it specifically.

Links:

• Tick - Wikipedia
• Arachnid - Wikipedia
• Amblyomma americanum - Wikipedia
• Life cycle of Hard Ticks that Spread Disease | Ticks | CDC
• Preventing tick bites | Ticks | CDC
• Preventing ticks on your pets | Ticks | CDC
• About Ticks and Lyme Disease | Lymedisease.org
• How to Identify a Deer Tick: 6 Steps - wikiHow
• Find the Repellent that is Right for You | Repellents: Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks and Other Arthropods | US EPA
• Tick Removal | Ticks | CDC
• Tick (comics) - Wikipedia