worms and earthworms (was Re: worms in their burgers??? Moria

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Hi Robin,

Well, ya know, it gets tricky. I didn't mean to imply that you

have anything against earthwormies. The only part that was

really a " response " was the stuff about eggs--- and the rest

was just sorta " thoughts about worms " and some explanation of

my worm background.

I also find it sorta confusing that the parasites are wormlike

and they DO look a lot alike, and seem similar. Another similar

looking critter is maggots (which I find positively revolting).

Then there are those little worm-like tiny things that get into

food (weevils, and maybe some other things too?) They are all

very similar looking and they are crawl or wriggle. So it seems

weird in some way to be very appreciative of earthworms while

feeling less than happy with all the others.

As for the eggs, I really do not KNOW that earthworms cannot

live in people--- just wanted to say it seems unlikely to me.

But I haven't really heard it discussed before. Some of the

earthworm folks might find it an interesting question.

Here is a place you could ask if anyone wants to pursue it:

http://www.wormdigest.org/forum/index.cgi

Moria

>I have nothing against earthworms. I know they are good for the soil. It

>seems from your post that there is a lot more to them, though.

>

>My confusion was (is) that certain types of roundworms that live in humans

>and animals do so closely resemble earthworms, at least from the outside,

>that I thought it might be possible for earthworms to take root in the human

>intestine. Some of these roundworms look much more like earthworms than

they

>do the other types of parasitic worms, especially the tapeworms and flukes.

>Some of the parasitic worms I've seen in photos come in very exotic shapes

>and colors. Some are rather crystal-shaped (quite beautiful, actually),

some

>are blue. So I thought the earthworm-looking ones were closely related to

>earthworms.

>

>I think I've read a lot about " parasites. " I need to read some biology

books

>on worms. Just worms as worms. There are too many questions on the

>biochemical makeup, life cycle, eating habits, etc. that the parasite

>articles don't answer. They focus mostly on herbal, electronic or

allopathic

>remedies

>

>Thank you for your defense of earthworms. And for your detailed explanations

>on how to navigate the list and archives. You are definitely " honorary

>moderator " in these matters, in my book. (Or should I say " in my server? "

>LOL)