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Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod that severs the blood vessels in a fish's tongue, causing the tongue to fall off. It then attaches itself to the remaining stub of tongue and the parasite itself effectively serves as the fish's new "tongue"

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[โ€“] Selmafudd 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is honestly shit for both of them, sure getting your tongue eaten probably isn't great but could you imagine if your whole life was just pretending to be a tongue living inside a fish's mouth??

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But what could the fish possibly do if it found out? Die?