Santa Larvae Hurry down my cecum tonight! i♡histo A nematode larva (Contracaecum) in the digest

Santa Larvae 

Hurry down my cecum tonight!

i♡histo

A nematode larva (Contracaecum) in the digestive tract of a seal. The eggs of this parasitic nematode use fish as an intermediate host before infecting piscivorous mammals, including humans who may forget to clean their holiday salmon!

This festive image was captured by veterinary pathologist @velphegor_vetpath via Instagram.

Happy holidays everyone!