>>335437You're a field biologist, from Australia and you got your first tick in Finland? You serious?
Did you actually walk near any trees in Australia, visit a beach?
You know that ticks thrive in warmer environments yeah?
>pic related - Australian paralysis tickWhere I live in W.A you have to constantly check yourself for what we call Kangaroo ticks, they sit on the branches of Eucalypts and as you brush past, bingo you've collected multiple ticks. Thankfully so long as you remove the heads Kangaroo ticks are harmless.