This is the head of a tapeworm that takes up residence in people's skulls.
You aren't trying to eat dinner right now, are you?
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Darwin gave a lot of thought to the strangest creatures
I'm sure you'd like to pretend that you have nothing in common with a tapeworm.
As someone who writes a lot about evolutionary biology, I've often had people say to me, "I just can't believe that evolved." Originally, that referred to the lovely side of nature--the beauty of flowers, for example, or the grace of birds in flight.
Zooillogix ran across some groundbreaking research being done on tapeworms. The linked abstract below takes you into the life of a tapeworm with extraordinary first hand detail. Enjoy.
Worse...I was trying to sleep.
Now I'm gonna dream about spaghetti that tries to turn me into a zombie .___.
Thanks a million