An arachnid that’s considered the worst disease-carrying bug in Europe hunts mostly at night, according to a new study that upends our understanding of the risk it poses.
The sheep tick, or Ixodes ricinus, is responsible for spreading Lyme disease, which is characterised by an expanding oval red rash on the skin followed by fever, chills, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, nerve inflammation, and, in some cases involving children, facial palsy.
