stackyFACTSSome parasites have longer, more stable relationships than most modern marriages. Once anchored to an intestinal wall, a tapeworm just kicks back and absorbs your digested nutrients through its skin. Free from the burden of needing a digestive tract or complex brain, it just casually grows up to 80 feet long over a few decades.
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