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The difference with spiders laying eggs in your ear, is that leeches sucking on your body is a regognized medical treatment for various things. They don't lay
by lukan 1y ago
The difference with spiders laying eggs in your ear, is that leeches sucking on your body is a regognized medical treatment for various things.
They don't lay eggs, they don't infest you. They just suck blood and are gone.
But just nitpicking on your example. I had leeches involuntarily on me for real where I just ripped them off and I don't think I would ever considering letting them suck till they are full.
- benoau 1y agoMakes you wonder what we have been missing out on in terms of spider-based treatments...
- debo_ 1y agoIt's a canonical spider-and-egg problem.
- kstrauser 1y agoA colonoscopy is a legitimate, useful medical procedure, but I don’t want one of those to sneak up on me either. I think I could tolerate a medical leech if required. I wouldn’t love it, but you gotta do what you’ve gotta do. I would be less tolerant of one randomly taking a meal from my leg.
- IAmBroom 1y agoThey just suck blood, while comingling their gut bacteria with your bloodstream. Bit of a difference.