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I thought of a refinement to my previous: tapeworms attach themselves to the host intestinal wall only to secure themselves; however, they feed directly from th
by fsckboy 2y ago
I thought of a refinement to my previous: tapeworms attach themselves to the host intestinal wall only to secure themselves; however, they feed directly from the food in the digestive tract; they do not "suck nutrients" from the host's bloodstream.
- matheusmoreira 2y agoIt's not a tapeworm but here's an example of a parasite that does: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancylostoma_duodenale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancylostoma_duodenale It's the stuff of nightmares.