
Let's Talk Antigonish Podcast
Ticks!
<p>Ticks are on everyone’s minds this summer, and also on everyone’s dogs (apparently). Justin and Anuj sat down with Jantina Toxopeus, a professor of biology at St. Francis Xavier University whose research focuses on what happens to insects and arachnids in extreme cold. As Justin puts it, her expertise is figuring out what happens “when you freeze a bug”. As it turns out, that expertise has a lot of practical relevance to this tick discussion.</p><p>First, Some Basic Biology</p><p>Ticks, Toxopeus is quick to clarify, are not insects. They are arachnids — eight legs, more close...






