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Tapeworms do not have intestinal tracts: they absorb partially digested substances from their host through their skin. Adult tapeworms can live in the digestive tracts of a variety of hosts such as humans, pigs, cows, dogs, cats and fish. Most tapeworms have both male and female reproductive organs, and reproduce and fertilize their own eggs.
Tapeworms have flat, segmented bodies that can extend over 2 feet long, although many only grow to a few inches or less. Each segment contains a large number of eggs, which are released when it works its way out of its host's intestines via normal bowel movements.