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So each of our cells is a habitat for a network of wiggly energy-producing worms...

So it's fair to say that I'm pretty much worms that walk.

HP would be absolutely thrilled to know that. Or maybe terrified out of his mind. One of the two for sure.

It's wormy things all the way down.

In the Halo universe, the "Hunter" enemy, the hulking shitheads covered in armor and blasting you with a fuel rod cannon and you have to shoot their orange weak spots, are actually colonies of little orange worms!

Also IIRC they work in pairs because they are mates. When you fight them you are killing a couple.

more like wiggly other cells, which are essential as one of our main energy systems. It's funny when you dig into these, the terms are things like fermentation[0]... say what? My body is producing beer for energy?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation

Well mitochondria are important for cellular respiration where oxygen IS available, yeah?

Are these wiggly other cells… a habitat for a network of wiggly other cells?

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