My old biology professor did her PhD on Guinea Worm Disease. She used to tell the nastiest stories about what it was like. Suffice to say I have a healthy fear of worms to this day.
Harmless in the sense that they aren’t dangerous, but they are capable of biting. Source: one was in my headphones a few years back and was biting my ear. I initially thought my headphones were just really itchy.
In my headphones!
shudders
I still check my headphones every time before putting them on now
Former religious lemmings, what made you quit religion or stop being a believer?
Mostly trying to relate.
Guinea worm disease is close to being eradicated (ourworldindata.org)
cross-posted from: derp.foo/post/428572...
Were this the ‘good ole times’ they always talk about? (lemmy.world)
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Linux empowered coffee, a must have. (lemmy.world)
As God is my witness, I didn't know earwigs could fly. (lemmy.world)