Guest guest Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 > > The significance of a tick being engorged is that once the tick has > fed to being engorged, it regurgitates, thus spilling the bacteria into > its host. you suggest that it will not regurgitate if it is not engorged (visibly enlarged), but I doubt that. I think it 'spits' after a certain amount of time has passed, because the function of this is to keep the blood vessel opened (prevent clotting). I don't think it spits when it is 'full'. Not sure about this though ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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