CHIGGERS

When I was a kid I liked to tell houseguests about chiggers 'cause they'd gross out EVERY TIME. How 'bout these critters:
Once on a person, chiggers crawl upward, going under or through clothing until they find an area where the clothing fits tightly against the skin, such as around the tops of the shoes, tops of the socks, back of the knee, the crotch, tight-fitting underwear, the waistband, armpits and around a bra. They start their feeding process by piercing the skin with their mouthparts and injecting saliva, which acts as a digestive enzyme. It dissolves the tissue of the host, which is then sucked up by the chigger.

Here's relief!

In a few hours, the tissue around the feeding area solidifies into a hardened tube, called a stylostome. The chigger then sits with its mouthparts attached to the stylostome and sucks up your liquefied tissue like a person drinking a milkshake through a straw.

GROSS!

Chiggers
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