Stick with me here, because I'm going to talk about ticks. Yes, ticks. Like the eight-legged parasites out to ruin your day hike.
Just the sight of a tick is enough to make some people feel queasy (look up at that image. Just look!) and that’s before getting out a pair of pliers to pull one loose from some tender spot on your body. They are, indeed, loathsome.
But they may also hold a superpower that we need right now.