Jelly's Nightmare Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 6/21/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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The geocacher's nemesis...the Tick.

Although, in this area, the most common tick you may encounter is the Common Brown Dog Tick, but there have also been confirmed reports of Deer Ticks and Black-Legged Ticks, which are known to transmit Lyme Disease by biting an animal or a person.  However, not all blacklegged ticks are infected with the bacteria.  Also, infected ticks must be attached for 24 hours or more before the bacteria is transmitted.  Nymph and adult blacklegged ticks can transmit infection.

Personally, I do not find Ticks all that terrifying as they are easy to see, easy to remove and very easy to get rid of, but many cachers are horrified by the thoughts of having a little hematophagist (bloodsucker) attacked to them.

This cache will help you identify the protagonist, as I have included a perfect specimen inside the cache.  Please do not remove the "guardian" from the cache, as all cachers should have an opportunity to get this close to a tick in a safe environment.

The cache itself is a camo'd 30 caliber ammo can with no pen so please bring your own.

Advice to cachers for protecting yourself against Ticks is to wear long pants and shirts, light in colour so the ticks are easily visible. The best way to remove adult tick is mechanically. To facilitate prompt removal, fine-tipped tweezers can be used to grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible and detach it by applying a steady upward force without crushing, jerking or twisting, in such a way as to avoid leaving behind mouthparts or provoking regurgitation of infective fluids into the wound. Proprietary tick removal tools are also available. It is important to disinfect the bite area thoroughly after removal of the tick. The tick can be stored and, in case of signs or symptoms of a subsequent infection, shown to a clinician for identification purposes together with details of where and when the bite occurred. If the tick's head and mouthparts are not attached to the body after removal, it may be necessary to perform a punch biopsy to remove any parts remaining inside the patient.

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