shish_mish@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoSurprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgeryarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down11
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkSurprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgeryarstechnica.comshish_mish@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareTIEPilot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 hours agoGood point, I didn’t think about that. I get how they survive in the intestines but in the crotchal region what are they nibbling on?
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agotapeworms being parasitic have no digestive system, they absorb nutrients through thier cuticles.
Good point, I didn’t think about that. I get how they survive in the intestines but in the crotchal region what are they nibbling on?
tapeworms being parasitic have no digestive system, they absorb nutrients through thier cuticles.