The Tiny Travelers: Understanding Tapeworms

Hey everyone! Welcome to WhizKids Hub. Today we are exploring something very

tiny and very wiggly! Have you ever heard of a tapeworm?

They are hidden hitchhikers that can live inside bodies! They look like long,

flat ribbons. But did you know they don't even have a mouth?

It is true! They absorb all their food right through their skin. Talk about a

weird dinner! Some tapeworms can grow up to thirty feet long! That is as

long as a whole school bus! They grow in number by adding new segments to

their bodies, one by one, like a train. So, how do they