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[–] LongLive@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Please educate me on what this parasitic-looking-helminthe is meant to represent.

[–] Valsa@mander.xyz 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] Gustephan@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Oh no. No no no no no. I stopped having nightmares about this little fucker years ago. You can't make me go back!!

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 5 days ago

That's a wild read. It's baffling how such an organism can evolve with such a particular way of living.

In true valentine's day fashion it goes through the heart.

I'll never go swimming in Africa or south America now.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I assume they’re fucking? But I’m not sure.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago
[–] propter_hog@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

A previous post mentioned flatworms "penis fencing" to determine who impregnates whom, so I assume this is a post-fencing copulation session.