shish_mish@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSurprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgeryarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down12
arrow-up1243arrow-down1external-linkSurprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgeryarstechnica.comshish_mish@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square66linkfedilink
minus-squareTIEPilot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month 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-up7·1 month 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.