What’s Mother Nature’s biggest “F*** you” to your country?

This is the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americana). Native to the southeastern United States, its bite has a random chance to give you Alpha-gal Syndrome, which causes a severe allergy to all red meat. The symptoms can kill you, and often last your entire life. My mom got bit by one of these 10 years ago, and only found out when she went into anaphylactic shock after eating a hamburger.