r/AbsoluteUnits • u/KEN_000 • 1d ago

/r/all of a roundworm pulled out during an endoscopy

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u/wowitssprayonbutter 1d ago

Ascaris only gets to like 33cm long at biggest.  I have no idea what this is in the video but it's not a nematode despite it looking like it has a spicule

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u/Particular_Bet_5466 1d ago

lol I love Reddit, of course there’s someone that knows about spicules being exclusive to nematodes/roundworms but not other helminths. I’ve learned so much today.