Revealed: Terrifying images show the dangerous worms that could be lurking inside your pet magnified 180 times

They look like creatures from a gruesome sci-fi movie. But these shocking new images show the creepy ringworms and tapeworms that could be living inside your cat or dog. These parasites are mostly microscopic, but their gory detail is revealed in the images, which have been magnified up to 180 times. They show the importance of taking your pet to the vet regularly to get it wormed, a relatively simple treatment usually involving tablets. On rare occasions, both tapeworms and roundworms can infect humans too – the latter known to potentially cause serious damage to children's eyesight.