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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: tejek who wrote (282406)3/29/2006 5:20:11 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (3) of 1572970
 
"The idea of worm popping out of me just about does in my dinner.......for about a week."

Like I said, that is one of the more revolting endoparasite. Any biology course with an emphasis on parasitology can make you view a lot of things differently...

You know why snails have a coiled shell? It seems their hepatic gland is is prime target for parasites. So, to have any hepatic function at all, their hepatic gland is very enlarged. For those species whose favored parasite has gone extinct for whatever reason, tend to evolve less cumbersome shells.
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