worms
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Researchers Just Used Knots of Worms to Understand the Science of Tangles
A team of mathematicians and engineers is unravelling the wriggly mystery of blackworms; specifically, the researchers are trying to understand how the worms are able to disentangle even quicker than they (intentionally) intertwine.
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A Man’s Worm Infection Left Him With A ‘Stony Hard’ Testicle
There’s no good place for parasitic worms to wreak havoc in the human body, but doctors in India say their 80-year-old patient developed a particularly unfortunate case. The man’s worm infection left him with a massively swollen, calcified right testicle.
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This Woman’s Horrifying Selfies Helped Track The Parasitic Worm Crawling In Her Face
A woman’s selfies helped her monitor the movements of an unwelcome guest: A roving parasitic worm living in her face. Thankfully, doctors were able to get the pesky pest – which she likely caught overseas from a mosquito – out of her body without any problems.
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Seven Marine Animals That Look Exactly Like Dicks
The ocean is full of mystery. It is also full of penises. And biologists have taken note. Some marine animals look especially phallic — to the point that no one’s even trying to hide the truth behind a veil of innuendo. By that I mean there are literally sea creatures whose scientific names have the…