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by usagisushi 460 days ago
There's a creepy Japanese urban myth about a guy who injured his knee at the beach. He developed knee pain, so he went to the doctor, and they discovered barnacles growing inside his kneecap. A goose appearance would probably make it goosebump-less.
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I've heard a similar story about a little boy and snail eggs at the beach. Did a quick search and it seems to have happened multiple times in the past. Perhaps the barnacle story isn't an urban myth after all.
sandworms can get into your feet. And it sounds pretty terrible, which I guess you could say about most parasites.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseas...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/30/health/worms-feet-vacation/in...