#Cw tapeworms

[addlepater]

lowkey think c!wilbur would actually enjoy being a parasite under Q's skin. in the literal sense. I think the guy would daydream about being re-incarnated as a flesh-burrowing parasite just so he could be closer to Q. I think he would genuinely get off on the idea of being reincarnated as a tapeworm in his gut.

[liberalfartsdegree]

Greatest king ever am I right lads

[fymo-blogs]

GAY TAPEWORM GO

if you say any queer identity is not part of the lgbtq+ community, including but not limited to people with neopronouns, bi people who just happen to be in a straight relationship, and anyone on the ace or aro spectrum, i curse you with the gayest tapeworm you've ever seen

[dreamland-dweller]

chris dunne fucking DIES

oh hey will what's up

AUUGHHGDHHFHDHFH OH GOD!!!!!!! -chris dunne

[non-xistence]

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[starcry2903]

look it's the usual album from wee woo

i just don't know what to post because i'd rather be normal.

(btw i need 1 more follower to reach 10 followers so then i can celebrate for 10 followers)

[markerbirthday]

Will Wood related blinkies I made using blinkies.cafe ! Free to use, no credit to me required :)

[mister-fisch]

I might snap in a minute and

I might snap your neck and end it early

I might cut my wrists and I might clap my hands

I might snap in a minute and

I might snap your neck and end it early

I might cut my wrists and I might clap my hands

@totally-not-a-tickle-blog @lolipoptheclown @anonymous-artist2

[swordbird-art]

y’all clearly liked the other piece of Will Wood brainrot so have this one :3

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[spores-and-such]

🪱TAPEWORMS🪱

This is gonna be a post about tapeworms, as requested by @cryptidwithacopiccollection and @budgetairlines

Tapeworms (Cestoda) are a type of endoparasitic flatworm (Platyhelminthes). Flatworms are a fun phylum of worms that are mostly parasitic with the exception of the class Turbellaria, which can be free living. Sadly this post is not about them, but have a nice picture of a Polyclad flatworm anyway :)

Flatworms in general lack a circulatory and respiratory system, and so have to do all their gas exchange via diffusion through their skin. This is why they have to increase their body's surface area in relation to their body's volume, as shown in this expertly drawn diagram:

Tapeworms achieve a high surface area to body volume ratio by being really long and thin. Surface area is especially important to them, as unlike some other flatworms, they actually lack a digestive system! They just do all eating and excretion through their skin via diffusion. Being an endoparasite (a parasite that lives inside its host), they can afford to be lazy and let their host do all the hard work.

The family of tapeworms this post will be focusing on is Taeniidae. They have a very simple body plan consisting of a head (called a scolex), a neck (no fancy name), and a long segmented body (called a strobila). I've seen varying reports on how long they can get, but 15-30 feet seems like the typical size, which is horrifying. The segments that make up the strobila are called proglottids and each one contains a male and female reproductive tract, so can produce both sperm and eggs. Proglottids are generated from the neck and get pushed along the strobila where they mature and eventually shed into the host's intestines, which then get excreted into the environment. A single tapeworm can produce thousands of these things, increasing their chances at infecting another host.

Basically, a tapeworm's life inside the intestine consists of holding onto the host's gut wall with its scolex and just hanging out there, absorbing nutrients from the host's digested meals. The method of attachment depends on the specific species, but it typically involves hooks and/or suction cups.

Like many parasites, their life cycle is complex and involves more than one host. In parasitology, a 'definitive host' refers to the host the parasite sexually matures and reproduces in, whereas an 'intermediate host' is any host an immature parasite infects along the way. To explain a tapeworm lifecycle, I will be using Taenia saginata as an example, which is a tapeworm that infects humans and cattle (Bare in mind that the definitive and intermediate hosts can vary depending on species). I will be naming this T. saginata Grungus and following its journey.

Grungus started life as an egg in the grass where it got eaten by a cow (the intermediate host). If needed, it could have survived outside for months or even years! Once inside the cow, the little embryo grungus felt comortable and hatched. It is currently in its larval form, known as an oncosphere. Grungus burrowed into the cow's intestinal walls and found a nice patch of muscle tissue to settle down in. It then developed into a cysticerci, sometimes refered to as a bladderworm due to its bladder-like shape. These appear as cysts in the muscle.

The cow got slaughtered for meat, which is unfortunate for the cow but very fortunate for Grungus. The human liked their steak rare, and so did not properly cook the meat before eating it, meaning Grungus survived and successfully made it into its definitive host. Here it was able to mature into a tapeworm, where it spent its days clinging to the intestinal wall and absorbing nutrients until it was sexually mature. It may meet another sexy tapeworm in the same intestines and mix some genetic material with it, or it may fertilise its own eggs if there's no hot singles in its area. Grungus could live to be up to 30 years old and during its life it will release many thousands of proglottids into the environment, allowing this beautiful cycle to continue <3

Usually, tapeworms in the intestines cause mild symptoms including stomach aches, weight loss and diarrhea, but these symptoms can vary and depend on the speices. Thankfully, they can be dealt with by taking anti-parasitic medication.

In rare cases, humans can eat the eggs of pork tapeworms and get infected by the larval form which burrow into the tissues and form a cysticerci instead of staying in the intestine. This can be very severe depending on where the cysticerci infection is located. For example, if they infect the central nervous system they cause neurocysticercosis which can be fatal in the most severe cases. Thankfully, this is rare and preventable by practicing good hygiene and cooking your pork properly, so don't panic.

Hope this was interesting to you weirdos!

[redcomet-stims]

HELLO COULD. CPULD I GET A NORMAL ALBUM STIMBOARD (WILL WOOD) WITH BRIGHT COLORS, PIANOS, AND SKULLS??? TYTYTYTY

Surely, you can!! You're welcome ^_^

Content warning: slight flashing, bright colors

🎹🔆📻 Album-inspired stimboard: The Normal Album by Will Wood; with bright colors, pianos, and skulls for anon ;3

Thank you for the request! I really like making stimboards based on music, so this was a fun one. When I was listening to a few of the songs on the album, I got a very bouncy, but slightly dark feeling about the music's atmosphere. I tried playing with that concept a little bit. I actually really liked the music :3 I hope you like this!

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[judging-will-wood-confessions]

I dreamed that out of nowhere Will Wood suddenly got really obsessed with the concept of pee and he renamed his band to Will Wood and the Peeworms

[frosted-woods]

I AM SO NORMAL ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO TELEPORT MYSELF TO THE US RN

[brasswired-art]

what if the wind caught up with me? started to change when i did... would i blow out like a light? or like a kite? fly away...

[dr-will-wood-confessions-is-dead]

I had to put down my cat of 14 years recently. I dug a grave for him and once I filled it back up, I just sat at it, smoking and singing Euthanasia. I hope he heard me. Wherever he is.

[non-xistence]

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