You know, the red trail on the floor is really giving me a lot of positive vibes. This gives me an idea for decorating a children’s hospital…
Leeches!
Submitted 5 days ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Ma10gan@slrpnk.net 5 days ago
PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Ðeıṙ aṙ a’ſ medikėl mægėtſ.
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There are also medical maggots.
DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Source? I am interested
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
For anyone who doesn’t wish to see the images: the maggots are used to clean wounds bc they only eat dead or rotting flesh.
vulture_god@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Heads up - potentially NSFL image at top:
perishthethought@lemm.ee 5 days ago
My friend doesn’t get what that cable on the floor is.
Matthew@midwest.social 5 days ago
Trail of blood from the leech
perishthethought@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Oh!
Ohhh…
Ewwwww.
Poogona@hexbear.net 5 days ago
When I found out that leech saliva was antimicrobial I decided leeches are good and that disliking them is lookism
Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I knew someone that had some as pets, they would literally put their hand into the tank and let them bite it to feed them.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Maggots, too.
YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 5 days ago
Aren’t medical leeches executives and the insurance industry?
qaz@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Different type of leeches
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Yeah these leeches are actually working for the patient instead of against them
frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 5 days ago
Don’t give honest hard-working freedom loving American leeches a bad name, comparing them to the health-adjacent cash extraction system.
someguy3@lemmy.world 5 days ago
They don’t escape, they get vacations.