thorny locust

honey locust

Tree grows up to 80 ft (27m) with thorns, greenish flower clusters, flat twisted fruit pods, which are antiseptic, anti-fungal, antibacterial. Pod tea used for lung, stomach and heart issues. Leaves contain anti-cancer compounds. Anything this powerful could be toxic if taken in high doses. There is a similar tree called the Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) that is toxic and doesn’t have the long branched spines on the trunk, instead having pairs of short thorns at the base of each leaf; the leaflets are also much broader on the toxic version.

thorny-headed worm

(thôr′nē-hĕd′ĭd)n. See spiny-headed worm.

worm

(worm) 1. An elongated invertebrate belonging to one of the following phyla: Platyhelminthes (flatworms); Nemathelminthes or Aschelminthes (roundworms or threadworms); Acanthocephala (spinyheaded worms); and Annelida (Annulata) (segmented worms). Synonym: helminth2. Any small, limbless, creeping animal.3. The median portion of the cerebellum.4. Any wormlike structure.

bladder worm

Cysticercus.

GUINEA WORM : Guinea worm being removed from ulcer

guinea worm

A nematode worm (Dracunculus medinensis) that is a parasite affecting subcutaneous tissues of humans and animals, found in tropical Africa and South Asia. The worm causes infection when its larvae are drunk in unfiltered or unsanitary water. The larvae enter the body through the stomach or duodenum, migrate through internal organs, and become adults. After mating, the adult female burrows to the subcutaneous tissue, often of the leg. The worm has been eradicated in Asia. See: Medina worm See: illustration

herring worm

Anisakis simplex.

Medina worm

Guinea worm.

nodular worm

The common name of worms of the genus Oesophagostomum.

proboscis worm

Acanthocephala.

spiny-headed worm

Acanthocephala.