13 of Nature’s Most Disgusting Parasites

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They eat human brains and eyeballs, turn snails into pulsating zombies, grow up to 25 feet long in people’s intestines and eat the tongues of fish. Symbiotic relationships may be common in nature, but that doesn’t mean that all parasites are beneficial – many are downright horrifying. These 13 disgusting parasites will have you immediately jumping in the shower to quell that itchy paranoid feeling.


Candiru, the Urethra-Invading Fish

Tales have been told so many times of humans being invaded by tiny fish that swim up through their urine streams and into their urethras when they urinate into certain bodies of water, it’s hard not to believe it. While some are skeptical, there’s a recent documented case – photos and all – of a small fish removed from a man’s scrotum after it entered through the urethra and bit its way through the scrotal wall. Though the species wasn’t positively identified, it seems likely that it was the Candiru, which is certainly capable of the feat.


http://webecoist.com/2009/11/09/13-of-nature’s-most-disgusting-parasites/">more

[imdjh]

1. #14

[flakey_foont]

9. yeesh

leaves it victims in a state of being brain-dead, unable to register a rational thought,

terminal moran-itis

[notadmblnd]

2. I saw that yellow goober being pulled out of a womans skull recently

on some television show. It was gross!

[tblue]

3. And this one

Mibaba, the Uvula-Invading Worm

[sakabatou]

4. Ewwww

[barbtries]

5. i was thinking of

bush
cheney
rice
rumsfeld
the MIC
etc.

interesting though. i'm going to follow the link now. :)

[mike_c]

6. I love articles like this OP....

I mean, no one wants to be infested by parasites, but from a biological standpoint, parasitism is a remarkably effective life history strategy.

[Cleita]

7. Oh, you are serious.

I thought you had a list of the health insurance cartel.

[Bonobo]

8. Is Joe Lieberman number 14? He should be #1!