Calling all carnivores ????????????????????: Beware of the Lone Star tick (not native to Texas but instead named for the white spot on the backs of adult females) OR prepare to possibly become a vegetarian. ???????????????????????? While rare, an allergy to red meats has developed in some people with bites from this tick. Scientists, entomologists and medical doctors are currently in the process of trying to pinpoint the cause and looking at a protein or enzyme in tick spit.