I'm partial to thinking of them as ichneumon wasps, myself, but as much as said wasps deserve a catchy Anglo-Saxon monosyllable, they never got one.
There really isn't a good word for "actively offensive parasite", and while "pig fucking ass biters" has the advantage of being offensive to its subjects it's a bit long to roll off the tongue. I usually settle for "scum" when I'm in a hurry.
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Date: 2005-07-08 04:42 pm (UTC)There really isn't a good word for "actively offensive parasite", and while "pig fucking ass biters" has the advantage of being offensive to its subjects it's a bit long to roll off the tongue. I usually settle for "scum" when I'm in a hurry.