Editing Squig (section)

===Mendin' Squig===
[[File:Squig-hairy-medical.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Mendin' Squig.]]
Mendin' Squigs, or more commonly (and annoyingly) called Hairy Squigs (again not to be confused with Hair Squigs much to the Xenobiologist's constant frustration), are a type of medicinal Squig. Hairy/Mendin' Squigs are used by Painboyz as sutures. The Painboy simply applies it to the open wound, which it holds closed with its tiny, needle-like teeth. The Painboy then twists its tail off, leaving the head embedded in the flesh, repeating the process until the wound is "riveted up." The Mendin' Squig feeds off blood oozing from the wound, thus keeping it clean and free from infection. By the time it shrivels and drops off, the wound has usually healed.

This form of medical technique is actually quite closer to reality than you'd think. Some South American and African tribes use particularly large bulldog ants to act as crude sutures. They just grab the ants and allow the powerful jaws to snap shut on the wound and like the Mendin' Squigs they then twist its body off, leaving only the head which is still in contact with the wound until it shrivels and falls off once fully healed.