AND WE NEED TO KNOW THIS BECAUSE...
Doctors in the Indian city of Mumbai have extracted a 12.5cm-long live worm from a patient's eye.
(Thanks to Joe in Japan)
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Any comments from the Intelligent Design people?
Posted by: RossM | June 30, 2012 at 05:14 PM
Now to get rid of the identical one that is loged in my brain after reading that . . .
Posted by: Brian D. | June 30, 2012 at 05:58 PM
"I
am
the
Eye in Mumbai...
Looking at you
I can read your mind:
Eye bleach, please."
Posted by: Betsy | June 30, 2012 at 06:01 PM
There is no way I'm clicking on that link.
Posted by: nursecindy | June 30, 2012 at 06:19 PM
What's the problem? I can't imagine it would eat much.
Posted by: Wolfsong | June 30, 2012 at 06:53 PM
Brain worms ... yeah. I promise not to post any -- this time.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | June 30, 2012 at 07:58 PM
♬ When a worm
Hits your eye
In some place
Like Mumbai
That's ...
disgusting. ♪
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | June 30, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Did it roll up into a little metal ball and snap shut?
/obscure
Posted by: Spiny Norman | July 01, 2012 at 03:04 AM
Happy Belated Birthday, Meanie.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | July 01, 2012 at 06:53 AM
good one, betsy - thanks for the earworm...
- um, wait....
Posted by: ligirl | July 01, 2012 at 09:16 AM
Happy BD Meanie!!!!
I studied these types of worms in parasitology in college. They are not natural to the body so they just wander around.
I took the course so I could see gross pictures of things like elephantiasis of the scrotum!
Posted by: MikeyVA | July 01, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Another global worming problem.
Posted by: Ralph | July 01, 2012 at 01:53 PM