Re: Time to go for a swim


Su Solomon wrote:
> On 12/11/05 12:01 PM, in article
> 1131757279.167290.60900@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "rmacfarl"
> <rmacfarl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > spiznet wrote:
> >> Finally an explanation as to how humans learned to swim!!
> >
> > Referenced in Geographica section of latest National Geographic: Guinea
> > worm -
> >
> > "
> > How do people get Guinea worm disease?
> >
> > People get infected when they drink standing water containing a tiny
> > water flea that is infected with the even tinier larvae of the Guinea
> > worm. Over the course of a year in the human body, the immature worms
> > pierce the intestinal wall, grow to adulthood, and mate. The males die,
> > and the females make their way through the body, maturing to a length
> > of as much as 3 feet, and ending up near the surface of the skin,
> > usually in the lower limbs. The worms cause swelling and painful,
> > burning blisters. To soothe the burning, sufferers tend to go into the
> > water, where the blisters burst, allowing the worm to emerge and
> > release a new generation of millions of larvae. In the water, the
> > larvae are swallowed by small water fleas, and the cycle begins again.
> > "
> > http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/guinea.html
> >
>
>
> Ah ha, now we have the worm theory of aquatimania : )
>
> We became bipedal because we had to walk in the water, the worms made us do
> it!
>
>
> Love it Ross, love it ; )

Any marine versions of this critter?
DD

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