BAND NAME!
CRorex works in virology. I’m assuming (hoping!) that the guy he’s talking about is studying Lyme disease, and that involves needing a supply of Lyme-bearing ticks.
Though NoClueBoy’s revenge idea is good as well. 
Ferret Herder,
A logical conclusion. Still, the idea that somewhere there is a man delivering a lyme disease enema to a tick’s rectal cavity is the kind of thing that changes my world view and keeps me up nights.
The accomplishments of science know no bounds!
I am well aware of the general opinion of the “band name” joke around here. However, I STILL think “Exploding Ticks” would make a good band name.
running away
But “Exploding Tick Enemas” would make a better name!
Err yeah. The guy is studying transmission of Lyme Disease. So most likely he’s seeing what happens with a variety of different mutations in whatever causes lyme disease.
See, I sit here and think about how MUCH practice it took to do that right.
I’m assuming the rectal cavity of a tick is quite small. So you’d probably have to use a p20 micropipette. Just imagine the poor ticks that he shoved the pipette tip too far into, or sneezed while performing the ‘procedure’. Or what happened when he was trying to determine the proper volume of the enema!
PETA! Are you listening! LIBERATE OUR TICK BROTHERS!
Hehe I’m still laughing at the though of:
“Ok, now lets try 250uL” Injects 250uL of solution into the tick’s rectum and the tick explodes.
“Hrrm, ok now lets try 249uL”
This was largely my point. I mean, I never really thought of ticks having enough of a rectum to perform an enema upon, much less the idea that a scientist could really find himself in the rediculously funny situation you described.
Talk about needing a steady hand! :eek:
I say enemas are too good for ticks.
I say let 'em take suppositories like the rest of us!
Are you sure he’s not a mad scientist? I will now be watching CNN for reports that so and so is trying to blackmail the world with his army of lyme disease bearing ticks who fly with rocket power by shooting enemas out of their butts.
“So he’s giving the ticks lyme disease enemas.”
This is one sentence I wasn’t anticipating reading today.
… Rectum? Why don’t you just Barium?