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Leeches! (mander.xyz)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

When I found out that leech saliva was antimicrobial I decided leeches are good and that disliking them is lookism

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I knew someone that had some as pets, they would literally put their hand into the tank and let them bite it to feed them.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My friend doesn't get what that cable on the floor is.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Trail of blood from the leech

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

Oh!

Ohhh...

Ewwwww.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Maggots, too.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 days ago

You know, the red trail on the floor is really giving me a lot of positive vibes. This gives me an idea for decorating a children's hospital...

[–] [email protected] 88 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Aren’t medical leeches executives and the insurance industry?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

They don't escape, they get vacations.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago

Don't give honest hard-working freedom loving American leeches a bad name, comparing them to the health-adjacent cash extraction system.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Different type of leeches

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

Yeah these leeches are actually working for the patient instead of against them

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ðeıṙ aṙ a'ſ medikėl mægėtſ.

spoilerThere are also medical maggots.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

a’ſ

That's an "also"?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Source? I am interested

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

For anyone who doesn't wish to see the images: the maggots are used to clean wounds bc they only eat dead or rotting flesh. It looks gross af

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Heads up - potentially NSFL image at top:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggot_therapy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Can I just request an amputation?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Thx for the good read!