shish_mish@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSurprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgeryarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down12
arrow-up1246arrow-down1external-linkSurprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgeryarstechnica.comshish_mish@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square67linkfedilink
minus-squareTIEPilot@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months 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-up7·2 months 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.