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Women white collars in Beijing enjoy eating worms Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A white collar Ms. Yang recently has become indulged in eating worms. Under her influence, many of her friends are proud of eating worms and of finding worm food in Beijing's restaurants.
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Weird Worms Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Worms are pretty odd compared to creatures we are more familiar with. Within that already weird group, some worms are weirder than others, like the Pig Butt Worm in the theme pic.
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Why Are Humans Always So Sick? Posted: 7 months ago by Bornbad
Among the possible causes for our modern ills: super-hygiene, sedentary lifestyles, and a lack of worms in our stomachs.
*did he say worms? You need worms?*
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Parasitic worms: Just what the doctor ordered? Posted: 5 months ago by kakana
Hookworms, whipworms, pinworms, flukes: mere mention of the panoply of parasitic worms that plague humans is enough to make most of us shudder. Not John Turton. In the mid-1970s, while working at the UK's Medical Research Council Laboratories in Surrey, he intentionally infected himself with hookworms in an attempt to relieve his chronic hay fever. It worked.
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Toilet worms trauma fear Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A New Zealander who invented a toilet that used worms to produce compost had to prove the worms were not traumatised before authorities would approve his product.
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Horrible case of Intestinal Worms Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
Woman in Nepal has a Horrible case of Intestinal Worms. This is Hard to Watch.
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5 Most Horrific Parasitic Worms [With Gruesome Pictures](careful@work) Posted: 7 months ago by Bornbad
Loathed wherever they go, parasitic worms are some of the animal kingdom’s true lowlifes. They feed off living hosts, sapping them of energy and nutrients while causing a range of horrible diseases.
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Proton-powered Pooping In Worms: Subatomic Protons Act Like Nerve-signal Transmitters Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Muscles usually contract when a neurotransmitter molecule is released from nerve cells onto muscle cells. But University of Utah scientists discovered that bare subatomic protons can act like larger, more complex neurotransmitters, making gut muscles contract in tiny round worms so the worms can poop.
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Decoding Mysterious Green Glow Of The Sea Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
Many longtime sailors have been mesmerized by the dazzling displays of green light often seen below the ocean surface in tropical seas. Now researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have uncovered key clues about the bioluminescent worms that produce the green glow and the biological mechanisms behind their light production.
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Protection sought again for giant, spitting worms Posted: 5 months ago by bornbad
Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators.
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Man releases hundreds of worms in train Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Japanese man has been arrested for releasing hundreds of beetle larvae inside a moving express train to try to scare female passengers, police say.
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Coke + Raw Pork = Worms? Posted: 3 years ago by Bornbad
I posted "Somebody call Snopes.' Don't fuck with my post! I posted it as a questionible link.
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Last Saskatchewan Pirate Posted: 1 year ago by beckinacea
Fantastic song by Arrogant Worms, cut to a crappy video by some dude (obviously not a pirate.)
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How long could you live on worms and creek water? This fugitive gave up after a month. Posted: 2 years ago by hisidea
Wanted on rape charges, he hid out in the woods for 30 days.
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Hundreds of New Reef Creatures Found in Australia Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Previously unknown shrimps, worms, scavenging crustaceans, and spectacularly colored soft corals were identified at the tropical sites during a study led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).
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China Uncovers "Worms, Substandard Goods" From U.S. Posted: 2 years ago by Neiako
China has found microscopic worms in wooden packaging from the United States and uncovered substandard U.S. vitamin pills and fish oil for children, Chinese media said on Friday in the latest volley of cross-border accusations.
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Synthetic sea worm glue may mend shattered knee, face bones Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. University of Utah bioengineers have made a synthetic version of this seaworthy superglue, and hope it will be used within several years to repair shattered bones in knees, other joints and the face.
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Is there a worm psychologist in the house? Posted: 2 years ago by pocksucket
Coll Bell from Auckland, New Zealand, is developing a toilet that uses tiger worms to eat poop. Coll has been told by Auckland Region Council that this could traumatise the worms and that a full psychological evaluation is needed.
Seriously.
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Worms (careful@lunch) Posted: 3 years ago by Bornbad
It's what's for dinner!
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The 7 Most Horrifying Parasites on the Planet Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
As soon as your doctor says you've got parasites in your body, you don't need to hear any more details. They're all horrible, right? How can it get worse than little tiny worms or something feeding on your insides?
The horsehair worm description make me laugh.
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