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DesignatedDonut t1_j6hrovc wrote

Reply to comment by khamelean in A woman can lose a limb and not be able to grow it back. But she can then get pregnant, and her body can grow the limbs she lost, for someone else. by exultantunderwear68

So does that mean a baby fits the criteria of a parasite?

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khamelean t1_j6hrwot wrote

Yep, 100%. A very cute parasite.

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jonny1211 t1_j6huc83 wrote

Don’t know about the cute part, people say I was an ugly baby

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Oerthling t1_j6hybf9 wrote

All babies are ugly. Parents are just corrupted by hormones to not notice. And everybody around them is just being nice. :-)

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jonny1211 t1_j6hylcr wrote

So I was not the odd one. Feels good knowing that

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Raxure t1_j6hutap wrote

Not necessarily true there’s differing opinions on this. Parasites use a host to live quite plainly however their goal is to feed on the host for an indefinite period or until they’re dead. A babies goal while similar to a parasite in nature is to mature to the point where it can umm get out lol. Just a random note though doesn’t really matter much

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jaleCro t1_j6hvl7l wrote

> asites use a host to live quite plainly however their goal is to feed on the host for an indefinite period or until they’re dead

there are a number of parasites which only spend a part of their lifecycle as parasites

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Xrcane t1_j6hwhyg wrote

We already know what a baby is

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Raxure t1_j6ja79e wrote

I didn’t know that, I had read that parasites intend on remaining on their host for as long as possible as that’s their only way of living. Which ones do that if you don’t mind me asking?

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jaleCro t1_j6jowor wrote

Parasitic wasps are the first which come to mind.

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Raxure t1_j6jp1qc wrote

Ugh of course that’s a thing lmao. Well there’s my nightmare fuel for the week…

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Purrowpet t1_j6hucuu wrote

The only technical difference is that parasitic interactions are considered on a species-wide basis, not individual. Colloquially, it doesn't make a difference

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