Check out these stunning, and sometimes gross, images of the parasites that live on our bodies, from the dreaded tapeworm to the blood-mooching Babesia to the hookworm.

PICTURES: 10 Most Terrifying Parasites. Some, like the botfly, plant their babies inside your body, others, like the tapeworm, hang out in your intestines or attack your feet like the threadworm.

Photographer Marcus DeSieno uses antiquated techniques to take pictures of parasites with a mix of citizen science and monster movie panache Helen Thompson There’s a scene in the 1979 movie ...

Fear of parasites have led thousands of people to post pictures of their own feces in a private Facebook group and then pursue a range of remedies proposed by other group members that medical ...

Parasites That Live in Humans. Parasites are tiny organisms that live on a host. They sustain life by getting food from the host, sometimes at the expense of the host’s health.

Any form of life can be parasitic, whether it’s fungi, bacteria, plants or animals. Several estimates suggest that parasites actually outnumber “free living” organisms by about 3 to 2 ...

A 35-year-old man from northern India sought medical help after being unable to urinate and suffering a fever for days, with the parasite emerging alive and wriggling shortly after.

Photographer Marcus DeSieno uses antiquated techniques to take pictures of parasites with a mix of citizen science and monster movie panache Helen Thompson July 25, 2014 ...