Tapeworms are hermaphrodites and each of their segments (proglottids) can produce many eggs and therefore many offspring. The proglottids become like egg sacks and can be broken off from the tapeworm as a whole to spread their “bundles of joy” elsewhere.
oldpine52 over 2 years ago
Wouldn’t that be pretty much the same thing?
The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
Yeah, it’s probably both.
ronaldspence over 2 years ago
aren’t they the same?
iggyman over 2 years ago
Your segments are backing up!
nosirrom over 2 years ago
No worries. She’ll shed this problem soon enough.
Doug K over 2 years ago
Tapeworms are hermaphrodites and each of their segments (proglottids) can produce many eggs and therefore many offspring. The proglottids become like egg sacks and can be broken off from the tapeworm as a whole to spread their “bundles of joy” elsewhere.
flatempest over 2 years ago
Ewww!
paranormal over 2 years ago
A tapeworm is almost a snake…
VickiP123 over 2 years ago
ewww
Lablubber over 2 years ago
The sonogram shows a little kilt. It’s a scotch tapeworm.
tee929 over 2 years ago
Isn’t that the same thing?
WCraft Premium Member over 2 years ago
10th person to respond: “isn’t that the same thing” wins the Deja Vu award of the day.
gammaguy over 2 years ago
What about a Velcro worm?