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"Have you found her?" demanded the lawyer in a voice which had become nearly as grating as the tapeworm's.
An East Wind Coming Cover, Arthur Byron 1979
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Without the slightest reflection of the matter, I created a ball peen hammer and smashed the tapeworm's head against the simulacrum.
An East Wind Coming Cover, Arthur Byron 1979
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They were also advised to wash their hands after petting their animal as the tapeworm's eggs can become trapped in a dog's coat and be passed on through stroking.
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They were also advised to wash their hands after petting their animal as the tapeworm's eggs can become trapped in a dog's coat and be passed on through stroking.
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But a tapeworm's favorite place to live is inside your intestines.
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Almost all of the tapeworm's metabolism is dedicated to reproduction; inside the scolex is a complete set of male and female reproductive organs.
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After attatchment to the inside of the intestine the tapeworm starts producing proglottids and the strobila (the bulk of the tapeworm's body) forms.
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Almost all of the tapeworm's metabolism is dedicated to reproduction; inside the scolex is a complete set of male and female reproductive organs.
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After attatchment to the inside of the intestine the tapeworm starts producing proglottids and the strobila (the bulk of the tapeworm's body) forms.
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A tapeworm's life cycle starts as an egg (once contained in a proglottid) that has been excreted in a host's feces.
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