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[–] celeste@kbin.earth 132 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is the second worm found in this guy...

For unexplained reasons, the [first] worm was not identified, and he was not treated with anti-parasitic drugs after the discovery.

I'm trying to imagine pulling a parasite out of a guy and not even wondering what kind it is.

[–] UndulyUnruly@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Who’s your worm guy?

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 122 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It was still alive, and slithered and squirmed on the surgical table.

Great.

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 80 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Google how do I delete someone else’s account

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

*how to delete my eyes

[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Use a better search like Bing or duckduckgo. googol sucks and was never any good.

[–] Doom@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

If it's Instagram you can ask their AI to do it for you.

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 89 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The man’s only recollection of a possible exposure was eating raw snake meat during military service 50 years prior.

Based

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

Oh, it's just baby snakes

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Oh, thank god the snake meat I ate during military service 50 years ago was cooked! 🥴

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[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 55 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Imagine shooting a load and it crawls back up your dick for some reason.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 61 points 2 months ago (6 children)
[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

What the fuck is wrong with you.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It would probably be as scary to be a girl having her first sex.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Or ever. Unprotected sex meaning you have to fish out the little bugger, though it'd make avoiding unwanted pregnancy easier. You'd just need a little net, maybe a bait trap.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago

You saw this and decided to share it.

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

LMAO!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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[–] Dolphinfreetuna@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How does it crawl back after i swallow

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[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Humans aren’t a definitive host for the worms, and they become destined to aimlessly wander through our meat sacks.

What a way with words!

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

What are they surviving on? It ain't like I got a pantry of snacks hidden in my groin.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 2 months ago

tapeworms have no digestive system, so they absorb nutrients through thier integument, probably just living off of the body fluids. this is how intestinal tapeworms absorb food too.

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago

tapeworms being parasitic have no digestive system, they absorb nutrients through thier cuticles.

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[–] _thebrain_@sh.itjust.works 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I'm sure the worm was equally surprised to find the doctors

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[–] WingedObsidian@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 months ago

Fuck this so much

[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Well when I had elective surgery they found a live anaconda in my groin

….

I’ll show myself out…

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] comador@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Quote: "Adding to the oddity, the man told the surgeons that this had actually happened to him before..."

Sounds like he drinks unboiled lake/river water. Gross.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Nope. Nope nope nope.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"Hey babe, I got ten inches in my pants..."

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"Probably not the type that you'd like tho."

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[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Lifespan was 20-30 years. Least it could have done was pick up a case of beer.

[–] eaterofclowns@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In worm lore they're piloting this dude like an eva and their bravest keep getting taken by malevolent gods

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You must be watching the (very) wrong version of Ratatouille.

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[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lovely. Encountered this post while eating and as I'm about to be full.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Nan's old world recipe for groin worm marsala

[–] thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

Something something monkey paw

[–] goldenquetzal@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] tremble5218@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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