@JLeslie I’ve tried that, though, to be fair, I usually hike nude, so that doesn’t help.
@Jonesn4burgers I’m bald, and those little freaks still manage to land on me, and navigate towards any place they can find heat, like my neck, or armpits. I’ve tried shaving my body, or at least the areas they like to infest… I seriously think they are a lot smarter then they appear to be… Like little alien invaders that are taking a very long time to kill the Earth’s population.
It’s creepy how instinctual they are. One year I conducted a little experiment. I captured a few of them in a glass tube, and capped it. Then, I left it in the hot sun for about 30 minutes. They scattered across the glass in a very rigid formation, with a few at the top, then a few at the bottom, and the remaining ones spread out in-between (there were about ten in the tube, if I recall). Then, when I picked up the tube and held it, they all moved towards my fingertips. It was both fascinating and terrifying. If it has body heat, you can bet those bastards will find a way of falling on it, and eating it…