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![a microscopic image showing the head of a hookworm. The worm has suckers just below two rows of spikes.](https://www.snexplores.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1440_therapeutic_parasitic_worms-1030x580.jpg)
Terrifying much? This tapeworm and many kinds of parasitic worms have spikes and suckers on their heads. They use these to attach themselves to the inside of their host’s gut.
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