Are these mites? (photo attached)

[Formerphobe]

One of my fondest nightmares is elephantiasis!

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Aww, I loooove sushi! And I like my homegrown, minimally chemicalized/hormonalized red meat with a little mooo or baaa left in it. I'm more afraid of man-made and altered stuff.

...10 million (by some estimates) living organisms...

Only 10 million? I'd have guesstimated more.

 

[PhobeToPhile]

One of my most favorite books is still Ralph Buchsbaum's Animals Without Backbones. As a result of reading it, I almost never eat poorly cooked meat, sushi is definitely off my food list, and outside of the USA and most of Europe, even vegetables that aren't thoroughly cooked are avoided.

Oh, I think ceviche at least should be fine...since it's soaked in acidic citrus juices for some time before serving. Had some while I was in peru, and I must say...when prepared properly, it can be quite tart.

And to the above: Almost positive there's more species than that if you count unicelluar organisms.