CREEPY! This Parasite Becomes a Fish’s Tongue #creepynature

A fish opens its mouth — and something looks back.

This short science fact explains Cymothoa exigua, the tongue-eating louse: a parasitic isopod that can enter a fish through the gills, attach to the tongue, cause it to atrophy and remain inside the mouth as a functional replacement.

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