# If you don't have trypophobia ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 19, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507 "2016-02-19T01:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/1 "2016-02-19T01:30:36Z")
… you might be interested to know that there’s [a YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/Mangoworms/videos) where a vet in The Gambia posts videos of dogs being treated for infestations of Cordylobia Anthropophaga, aka mangoworms. Thousands and thousands of mango worms … . ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/2 "2016-02-19T02:52:03Z")
Imma go ahead and NOT check that out. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/3 "2016-02-19T04:17:08Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > … you might be interested to know that there’s [a YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/Mangoworms/videos) where a vet in The Gambia posts videos of dogs being treated for infestations of Cordylobia Anthropophaga, aka mangoworms. > > Thousands and thousands of mango worms … . Ayup. So many worms from small dogs that they fill a small tub. Evil EVIL channel… I watched so many… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/4 "2016-02-19T15:17:44Z")
I don’t even suffer from it - not one bit - and I still don’t want to see worms in dogs! ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/5 "2016-02-19T20:50:51Z")
Who put the mango in the dogs in the first place? Sounds mean… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/6 "2016-02-19T20:52:41Z")
Worms in dogs are not nearly as bad as worms coming out of dogs, worms infesting dog feces, worms eating into your feet after stepping in said feces, worms in the water you’re drinking from the nearby stream, etc. What? You say I’m not helping? Oops. Sorry! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/7 "2016-02-19T20:52:49Z")
Eewwww. Why did I look? You can’t unsee that. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/8 "2016-02-19T21:23:05Z")
That’s some mighty fine Third World crunchy goodness there, innit? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/9 "2016-02-19T21:25:56Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Imma go ahead and NOT check that out. I’m with you. Shall we go get a drink and munch on some nachos instead? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/10 "2016-02-19T23:53:32Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I’m with you. Shall we go get a drink and munch on some nachos instead? Drinks, you say? Im in. If I want worms, ill just eat a egg salad sandwhich from a truck stop bathroom vending machine. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/11 "2016-02-20T00:16:15Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > If I want worms, ill just eat a egg salad sandwhich from a truck stop bathroom vending machine. Let me know if the worms make you hyper-intelligent–I want one too. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/12 "2016-02-20T01:33:12Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > Let me know if the worms make you hyper-intelligent–I want one too. Im as flexible as gumby and as strong as hercules. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/13 "2016-02-20T01:33:37Z")
I’m a pretty curious person, but I’m going to leave this one alone. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/14 "2016-02-20T01:34:40Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Im as flexible as gumby and as strong as hercules. Gumbercules! I love that guy! ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-have-trypophobia/746507/15 "2016-02-20T01:37:31Z")
Ah, Africa. The continent where the flies don’t wait for you to be dead before spawning maggots in your flesh.