Red red wine (tic tac .. augh)

That is not for me;
Yet I beg of thee,
One lock only give me of thy hair.
Now the ghostly hour of midnight knell'd,
And she seem'd right joyous at the sign;
To her pallid lips the cup she held,
But she drank of nought but blood-red wine.

comments (13)

Ludo Sak

Lion

(poem: The Vampire Female: "The Bride of Corinth" (1797) [Goethe]) Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

gglaeser

Eagle Owl

Great capture and well chosen poem, too, Ludo!
But I have to admit that, as a dog lover, I belong to this creature's natural enemies... Posted 12 years ago
1. Ludo Sak
  
  Lion
  
  This one I (ok my wife, I am not a hero if I don't have to be) stripped off of our Labrador Max. He seems to be a magnet for them:) Same goes for your dog I gues:) Thanks for the compliment, Gernot! Posted 12 years ago
2. 1. Frankhuizen Photography
    
    Lion
    
    Also a vote for Lil for removing this creature Posted 12 years ago
  2. 1. Ludo Sak
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks, I will tell Lilian so:) She was actually asking me to remove it this time, but I was thinking only about this shot. Without touching it that is:) Posted 12 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

I love stawling in the woodlands and grasslands of my homeland. Though these critters tend to swarm out, invisibly, waiting, anticipating. Suddenly one of them crawls up my trouwers. I have been wayled!
Though not very dangerous these creatures can spread their precious gift of Lyme disease. One of my nieces was bitten unawares while being abroad. She discovered the disease (bitten on her back) too late and now has partially limb face muscles Though not dangerous at all when treated in time this still is a lesson I don't want to learn.
After each walk we tick-check each other. Just in case. Hey, we love walking, ticks don't stop us:) Remember that too:) Posted 12 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Funny thing the inconsistency in removing a tick. We normally twist the tick, grabbing it with a special tick removal tool. I saw a number of videos where pulling it is the best approach. Which method do you use? Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I never had one myself, but our cat had one like this, fully fed, sticking out about 1 cm. I did not know what it was since it looked white. At the vet, it turned out to be a tick, and he simply removed it by twisting 90 degrees each time, by hand.
  
  Hugely interesting and somewhat scary photo, one for the homepage! Posted 12 years ago
2. 1. Ludo Sak
    
    Lion
    
    Thx for the promotion! I hope I did not give food for nightmares here;)
    
    It is good to be back at JungleDragon, I've been quite busy lately. Time is on my hand a bit more now, so you will all see a lot more of me. Yeah!
    
    As for the tick, you've never been bitten? Wow, I have only been bitten a few times in my live, but I always look for ticks during this season, on my body that is.
    
    I can imagine your worries as to something sticking out of your cat. I would not experiment on our pets if I had no clue as to what it could be.
    Hey, as to the rotational removal approach, thanks, I'll stick to it as it is a vet's approach too.
    Posted 12 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Welcome back, sir!
      
      Nope, somehow I managed to never getting bitten by ticks, not that I know of at least :) I had less luck with malaria mosquitos and leeches though :) Posted 12 years ago
    2. 1. Ludo Sak
        
        Lion
        
        Yes, you are absolutely right, you lucky bast*rd, only about the ticks though .You have beaten me with the Malaria thing major big time, I still remember. That wasn't fun at all for you and yours. Wow, and leeches too. Yech, nasty things those. Did you remove the leeches yourself? You the man:) Posted 12 years ago
    3. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Replying to this comment because your other one is at the deepest level, can't reply there.
      
      I did remove the leeches myself. They were only quite small though :) Posted 12 years ago

Rick Lieder

Lion

Nicely done, Ludo! Posted 12 years ago

The Castor Bean Tick

Ixodes ricinus is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

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Similar species: Ticks

Species identified by Ludo Sak