Tape Worm
-Samantha Abrams
- Tapeworms are commonly found anywhere. But they're most commonly found in the digestive tract.
- Tapeworms feed through their skin. Since they don't have a mouth they could use.
- They can reproduce sexually, and asexually.
- When they're young they're roughly 1-2 centimeters. And as an adult they're around 30 meters on average.
- Tapeworm adapt to their hosts by securing an anchor to the gut of its host.
- The hosts main choices are, pigs, cows, rodents, cats, and also humans.
Interesting Facts
- You can get a tapeworm from eating raw meat.
- There's over 1,500 different types of tapeworms.