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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: combjelly who wrote (282412)4/2/2006 4:44:42 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (3) of 1572952
 
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

So its accepted that the parasite is a fact of life and the snail grows a hepatic gland that can accomodate both parties. All I can say is I am grateful that that isn't true for the human species.

BTW did you hear that a scientist at a university in Wisconsin [I think] has determined that insects contribute roughly $57 million to the American economy? For that reason, he is encouraging people to be more mindful of insects underfoot and to try and not kill them.
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